EXCLUSIVE: Since the start of 2026, San Jose State University (SJSU) has had a donor ask to be removed from a key list in protest, a parade of pro-trans activists shout demands at administrators in an organized meeting, and assault allegations surface against its head volleyball coach.
Fox News Digital has obtained exclusive video and documents from independent verified sources, and emails via a public records request that reveal a university paralyzed and divided over its 2024 involving Blaire Fleming and Brooke Slusser.
SJSU and the California State University system (CSU) are currently waging a lawsuit against President administration to assert the school followed the law in its handling of the scandal, and to reject the findings of a federal investigation.
The lawsuit may set a national precedent for Title IX enforcement for public universities going forward, as SJSU faces internal and external friction.
On Feb. 26, a town hall was held in the SJSU engineering building.
A copy of an invitation obtained by Fox News Digital included the title “Trans Gender Rights Town Hall with SJSU Administration” in big, bold all-caps letters. The subject to be discussed was SJSU’s response to the Trump administration’s resolution proposal.
“Please come to a Town Hall with SJSUs President and top administration, and tell them they must stand up for our transgender students,” it wrote.
A sign-up form said that SJSU President Cynthia Teniente-Matson would be in attendance. But she was not there, as seen in footage of the meeting provided to Fox News Digital from an independent verified source.
Just two administrators were seen in attendance.
One by one, pro-trans activists came up to a lectern and unleashed emotionally charged rants, often directed at the two administrators. At one point, one of the speakers expressed being “glad” that the meeting was being recorded, so it could be sent to Teniente-Matson later. A separate video camera was seen recording the event, in the obtained footage.
Harsh orders were delivered to the two administrators there to tell their superiors not to accept the resolution agreement.
“It is about protecting all of the oppressed communities here on campus, doing more than lip service, and doing your job of going to the CSU and saying, ‘We will not capitulate to violent transphobic demands or any other oppressive demands that come from this heinous, heinous current administration at all!'” one person exclaimed.
At one point in the meeting, a speaker declared, “It is your job to get in the room with Cynthia to make sure that she conveys all of this information to the relevant people. This isnt a compromise. Were talking about peoples human rights. Were talking about enforcing segregation on our campus. Thats not something we can capitulate to. Thats not something negotiable.”
Teniente-Matson’s absence at the meeting was a frequent point of outrage for multiple speakers.
One of them shouted, “We heard from administration, Were doing our best. Were doing what we can with the cards weve been given. Bull fâing sâ. Bullsâ. No. Uh-uh … Your best isnt fâing adequate. Like, just point blank. You can do the best. You can say its your best. Its not adequate. People are harmed. People are scared.”
Another cried, “45 minutes. They handed over 45 minutes for this issue, 45 minutes. And they didnt even give us 45. They gave us zero because two of these seats are fâing empty right now. They didnt even show up. Gave a bullsâ email about two hours before the event started.”
Just eight days later, on March 6, SJSU and the entire CSU system announced they were suing the federal government to challenge the ED investigation and its findings.
In her announcement of the lawsuit, Teniente-Matson wrote, “Our support for the LGBTQ members of our community, who have experienced threats and harms over the last several years remains un
