University of Michigan representatives gave conflicting answers on a promised “diversity of thought” forum, with one person contradicting his own statements within a week period. Furthermore, the panel referenced by the university appeared to only include liberal viewpoints.
“As we indicated earlier, we have no further updates to share,” University of Michigan spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told The College Fix on October 12. Fitzgerald provided a similar response in August. But on October 17 he pointed to an event on “physician-advocacy” which involved no conservative viewpoints and focused on “diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Dean Marschall Runge first made the promise of an intellectual diversity event in July, in the face of a controversy over the invitation of a Michigan Medicine professor’s planned comments at its annual White Coat Ceremony.
