‘We are DEI’: Fifth ASU staffer admits diversity practices remain despite ban in undercover video
- May 27, 2026
Gabrielle Temaat, The College Fix
A fifth Arizona State University staffer admitted that the school continues its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” practices in an undercover video released Tuesday.
“We are DEI,” said Kayla Elizondo-Nunez, graduate program coordinator for ASU’s School of Social Transformation, despite a federal ban on the ideology. The video was captured by investigative group Accuracy in Media.
“We do have a good community. There are lots of other progressive communities around … the Phoenix area,” she told the undercover investigator.
Asked whether the school embraces antiracism, Elizondo-Nunez said, “Yeah, we do have a number of classes on racial theory.”
Four other ASU faculty members have made similar statements in videos captured by AIM.
“I know that the new legislation has asked us to eliminate it, but it’s in our hearts in education, so education has that just naturally,” recruitment specialist Veronica McDaniel said, as previously reported by The College Fix.
In another video, enrollment coach Megan Neumann said the school is still “actively” incorporating DEI.
In addition, an academic success advisor in the Psychology Department, said DEI is a “big part of … our goals.”
Finally, Associate Dean of Inclusive Design for Equity and Access Chandra Crudup was caught on videosaying the school has changed its DEI language but is “still doing the same thing.”
Following the release of this video, federal watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust filed a federal complaint alleging the school is secretly continuing its DEI curriculum.
Reached for comment on these videos, ASU previously told The Fix it “complies fully with federal law and does not discriminate in admissions or scholarship selections.”