As a liberal-turned-conservative, Mike Adams often can offer an unusual perspective on controversial topics such as feminism, liberal bias in the classroom and discrimination that he recognizes as a conservative professor at University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

Tonight Adams will share these views on campus in an event sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) along with the Young America's Foundation and University Park Allocations Committee.

"All year we have been focusing on academic freedom and liberal bias in the classroom," YAF Chairwoman Shauna Moser said. "Since he will speak on these topics, he will fit in nicely with what we were trying to accomplish this year."

Adams, a famous defender of conservative ideals, is the author of Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel. His political views are expressed through a column featured on a conservative Web site, www.townhall.com, as well as through his personal blog, www.dradams.org. Adams has appeared on Fox News' Hannity & Colmes and The O'Reilly Factor.

This evening, in addition to addressing academic freedom, conservatism, liberal bias and feminism, Adams also will allow time to answer students' questions.

Vicky Cangelosi, College Republicans chairwoman, said the movement of students pushing for academic freedom is "absolutely headed in the right direction."

"Universities should make a real effort to offer all sides of every argument. All ideas should be presented with both positions," she said.

Alex Smith, College Democrats chairman, agreed with Cangelosi.

"Liberal and conservative students should be challenged. Students need to think critically and look at opposing views. I don't have any problem with an individual giving his point of view," Smith said. "It is a good way of getting a diversity of opinions. I think that's good -- that's what's supposed to happen at college."

Cangelosi said she hopes that students attending the event will become aware of the problem of liberal bias in the classroom and how to combat it.

"[Liberal bias] is a real problem," she said. "We're not alone; this isn't happening just at the Penn State."

Moser said the event tonight is open to anyone interested.

"Everyone is invited. We'd really like liberals to come. Even if you walk out extremely angry, at least you've listened to someone conservative speak once," she said.