Details have been announced regarding controversial conservative media commentator and writer Ben Shapiro’s scheduled speech at the University of Alabama this spring.

In a press release, UA’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter said that it was proud to host Shapiro on campus February 12.

The event is being held in collaboration with Young America’s Foundation’s Fred Allen Lecture Series. Through this initiative, students and the general public will be able to hear from and participate in a question and answer session with one of the nation’s most prominent conservative figures.

Shapiro’s speech will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. in the Ferguson Ballroom. There will be a limited number of free tickets distributed on a first come, first serve basis.

Formerly an editor-at-large for Breitbart, Shapiro is editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” the top conservative podcast in the nation. He is also the author of seven nonfiction books, including The New York Times bestseller “Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America” and “Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth.”

He has come under fire – reportedly losing three sponsors for his namesake podcast – after his remarks about “Baby Hitler” at the March for Life on Friday.

UA YAF’s press release noted that Shapiro has frequently addressed the issue of the political left’s ideological stranglehold on academia and has worked to push back against that trend through fact and logic-based speeches and debates. “Facts don’t care about your feelings” has become one of his trademark lines.

The conservative pundit, who is an Orthodox Jew, has appeared on campuses nationwide on Young America’s Foundation lecture tours. Several of those appearances have been infamously targeted by agitators, including Antifa members.

Tickets for the event are available online here.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn