On Feb. 19, AIM released a video, obtained with a hidden camera, of Megan Neumann, an enrollment coach for the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. A week later, it published a video of Allison Reynolds, an academic success adviser in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In the videos, Neumann and Reynolds are asked about ways their departments have preserved DEI efforts. They offered examples of how academic programs continue to include all students, and Reynolds referenced the University’s charter.
Neumann did not respond to a request for comment on the video of her. A marketing and communication manager from ASU’s Department of Psychology responded to a request for comment sent to Reynolds, referring The State Press to ASU media relations.
“ASU has no comment on the video itself, as ASU does not comment on secret video recordings of its employees who are not authorized to speak on behalf of the University,” a University spokesperson said.
Protect the Public’s Trust, a conservative government watchdog organization, filed two federal complaints against the University over the first two recordings, according to the Daily Caller.
The Daily Caller published the second complaint, addressed to the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Justice, on Feb. 9. It accused the University of discriminatory practices in violation of Title VI and Title IX. The first complaint was not made public.
“Given that now two officials at ASU have made similar statements, we believe these actions extend far beyond a few employees and may be orchestrated, endorsed, or sanctioned by higher-ranking officials within this institution,” PPT Director Michael Chamberlain wrote in the complaint.
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