On December 1st and 2nd, the University of Michigan will host  the Accuracy in Academia (AIA) Michigan Conference featuring many prominent conservative speakers. This event, which promises to address a number of important issues concerning university students, marks the end of a long period of silence of the conservative voice on the U-M campus.

“Accuracy in Academia,” Joseph Sobran explained, “does much more than complain about the leftist, statist, and Marxist biases on American campuses. It promotes awareness and understanding of out genuine political tradition; it puts young Americans back in touch with their ancestors. This noble mission deserves the support of everyone who treasures liberty.”

Organizers at the AIA have invited Dinesh D’Souza, Joseph Sobran, William Allen, Carl Cohen, among other speakers to address students in the Kuenzel Room in the Michigan Union. Any student interested in what their professors and the campus activists don’t want them to hear should come.
Dan Flynn, the Executive Director of AIA, explained, “The theme, as the title of our conference suggests, is going to focus on the diversity that is not seen on campuses, we’re not going to focus on the diversity that is based on superficial skin color. The diversity that we’re going to address is based on intellectual diversity. We’re going to be putting forth the issues on campuses that aren’t addressed.” More specifically, the event will address issues including, affirmative action, Mumia Abu-Jamal, multiculturalism, gay rights, feminism, and many other issues revolving around the notion of diversity. Dinesh D’Souza, one of the keynote speakers, will deliver a speech entitled “Is America a Good Idea?” that lambastes the leftists attacks on many of the basic principles of America. D’Souza, who began his career as the editor of the Dartmouth Review, a sister paper of the Michigan Review, worked under President Reagan and now serves as an Olin Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He has authored books including The End of Racism, which “uncovers the half-truths and outright lies disguised as black scholarship and civil rights policy.” He also wrote, Illiberal Education, which the Wall Street Journal called “A brisk, hard-hitting journalistic tour through the political land mines embedded these day in higher education.

The Conference also features Joseph Sobran, the former senior editor of the National Review and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. Sobran has been lauded as “perhaps the finest columnist of our generation,” and “A national treasure.” He will deliver a speech entitled “Constitutional Pluralism” at 7pm on December 1st. Dan Flynn will also offer a summation of his monograph entitled, “Cop Killer: How Mumia Abu-Jamal Conned Millions Into Believing He was Framed.”

AIA’s mission is not to be inflammatory, but rather informative. Their list of speakers will certainly offer a chance to hear a silence voice on the U-M campus. Any student that is interested in the future of diversity or academia should try to attend.

To reserve a spot, contact Eric Langborgh, the conference director at 1-800-787-0429.