Accuracy in Academia (AIA) is an American organization that seeks to counter what it sees as

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Mission

AIA describes itself as a nonprofit watchdog group and

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that "want schools to return to their traditional mission-the quest for truth". The AIA claims to promote

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and is particularly critical of what it describes as a

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bias in American

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. The AIA characterizes such bias as

or communist "indoctrination", and aims to stand up for the rights of politically

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

students and faculty.

History

The AIA was founded in 1985 by columnist

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as an outgrowth of

Accuracy in Media Accuracy in Media (AIM) is an American non-profit conservative news media Watchdog journalism, watchdog founded in 1969 by economist Reed Irvine. AIM supported the Vietnam War and blamed media bias for the U.S. loss in the war. During the Pres ...

. The AIA is run by executive director Malcolm Kline. Its previous executive director, Daniel J. Flynn, was the author of the book ''Why the Left Hates America''. The group was criticized by prominent conservative and first

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William Bennett William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of director of the Office of ...

, who described AIA as "a bad idea" at the time of its founding in 1986.

Reception

In 1985 the

American Association of University Professors The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is an organization of professors and other academics in the United States. AAUP membership includes over 500 local campus chapters and 39 state organizations. The AAUP's stated mission is ...

claimed that the AIA is a threat to academic freedom due to the group's efforts to recruit students to report professors alleged to "disseminate misinformation". Some have described the AIA as a "useful irritant".quoted in Hunter

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