An undercover investigation released June 8, 2026, is putting new pressure on the University of Alabama, after a campus DEI official was recorded describing what the report characterizes as deliberate efforts to work around the State’s 2024 ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
The findings, published by Accuracy in Media (AIM), allege that DEI-related activity at the University may not have simply faded in response to Alabama’s SB129 law, but instead might have been reshaped in ways that preserve core functions while avoiding formal labels that would trigger enforcement.
SB129, signed into law in October 2024, prohibits public universities from maintaining DEI offices, funding DEI programs, or requiring DEI-related training. The law was designed to eliminate institutional favoritism and identity-based programming in State higher education. Critics, meanwhile, have argued it is broadly written and difficult to enforce in practice. The statute remains in effect while related legal challenges move through federal court, including ongoing litigation over its constitutionality and scope…