Tracking stories Arizona State University would rather you scrolled past. Every item links to its original reporting.
Stories / Federal Probes
The DOJ said viral undercover videos suggested ASU treated students differently by race and tried to hide it. The videos came from Accuracy in Media, a conservative group that secretly recorded ASU staff.
ASU's side / contextASU says it fully complies with federal law, does not discriminate in admissions, and has been bound by a state ban on racial preferences since 2010.
A new Visa Fraud Strike Team announced subpoenas to nine universities including ASU, alleging they lean on J-1 visas for federally funded research jobs at the expense of American researchers' wages.
The contract for Aramark-run dining workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 11, expired Aug. 31, 2025. Workers struck across all four campuses in February, filed a safety complaint after a walkout over no cooling at a campus Panda Express, and saw two organizers arrested by ASU Police at a commencement protest.
Five weeks after suing, ASU withdrew its eminent domain case against the 1902 Louis Emerson House on July 17. The house will stay standing, and ASU says it will revise plans for its $200 million medical school site.
