Heartlander News Highlights AIM Investigation Into DEI at the University of Kansas
June 10, 2026
University of Kansas required to teach DEI, ongoing probe reveals
By Kaylee Obisesan
An ongoing investigation by watchdog organization Accuracy in Media continues to reveal woke ideology being taught in Kansas public universities despite DEI being banned in 2025.
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare uses the loophole of accreditation to continue teaching DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion – principles.
“We’re an accredited program, so we have to teach anti-racist diversity, equity and inclusion,” Ella Peterson, the school’s recruitment coordinator, told one of AIM’s undercover journalists in a video released June 2.
The School of Social Welfare is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Board of Accreditation, which means the program passed a review process and met criteria required by the accrediting organization. The council calls for graduates from accredited social work programs to be advocates for justice, equity, inclusion and diversity.
“Social work shouldn’t require an education littered with Marxist principles,” AIM argues in response to the program’s requirements.