The annual lecture is named for three U-M faculty members—Chandler Davis, Clement Markert, and Mark Nickerson—who in 1954 were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. All invoked constitutional rights and refused to answer questions about their political associations. The three were suspended from the University with subsequent hearings and committee actions resulting in the reinstatement of Markert, an assistant professor who eventually gained tenure, and the dismissal of Davis, an instructor, and Nickerson, a tenured associate professor.

Monday, February 6, 2023
4 pm – 5:30 pm

University of Michigan Law School
Honigman Auditorium
100 Hutchins Hall
625 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109