Campus Reform Highlights DOJ Investigation Into ASU Following AIM Videos
June 15, 2026
Joelle Webb ’28 | Iowa Correspondent
June 15, 2026, 9:02 am ET
The Department of Justice announced in a June 3 press release that it is launching an investigation into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices still occurring at Arizona State University’s campus in Tempe.
According to the DOJ press release, “[r]ecent viral videos indicat[ed] ASU denied equal treatment to students based on race, color, or national origin — while attempting to hide its discriminatory practices from federal scrutiny — prompted the investigation.”
Campus Reform reported in February that ASU received a second civil rights complaint after additional videos appeared to show that DEI remained present throughout the school.
This investigation follows recent viral videos from Accuracy in Media (AIM) in which Rebecca Loftus, associate director of Arizona State University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, said DEI initiatives remained embedded in the university’s curriculum and programs but had been rebranded amid concerns about public backlash and potential losses of federal funding.
In a statement to Campus Reform, AIM president Adam Guillette said that the organization’s investigators “have been on dozens of campuses in many states, but we haven’t found a single university as committed to DEI as Arizona State University.”
“Usually, we find one or two administrators who brag about promoting DEI in defiance of the law,” Guillette said. “At ASU we found seven. Since the state government refuses to reform this university, we’re encouraged to see the Department of Justice taking action.”
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon stated in the DOJ press release that “[n]o student should be denied access to opportunities or resources because of race, color, or national origin.”