ASU staffer says DEI continues despite public pullback
- March 4, 2026
Jessica Ogrin, Campus Reform
Arizona State University is under fire after a new undercover video shows administrators admitting that DEI programs remain active despite claims they had been scaled back.
The hidden camera video, released by watchdog group Accuracy in Media (AIM), captures ASU Undergraduate Services Enrollment Coach Megan Neumann telling an undercover investigator, “We’re not like straying away from it. We have to be cautious about the DEI, but we just have to be cautious in communicating with students…”
Neumann also highlighted that ASU offers a specialization in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, which students can obtain by taking particular elective courses
Campus Reform previously reported on other revelations uncovered by AIM at the school, including ASU Associate Dean Chandra Crudup’s admission that “It’s just not called DEI anymore, but the work continues.”
Protect the Public’s Trust, a government watchdog agency, filed two separate federal civil rights complaints in response, alleging that ASU may be violating civil rights law by giving preference based on race, gender, or other protected characteristics.