Sarah Buel has spent the past 32 years working with battered women, abused children, and juveniles within the legal system. Currently, she is a clinical professor at the University of Texas School of Law, having started, then co-directing its Domestic Violence Clinic. She is co-chair of the ABA Women and Criminal Justice Committee, and actively involved in human rights projects in Cambodia, China, and Kenya addressing gender-based violence and human trafficking.

Tamara Williams was a University of Michigan student and Family Housing resident when she was killed by her boyfriend in 1997. The annual lecture is meant to commemorate her life, raise awareness of domestic and dating violence, and increase interest in their prevention.

Event is free and open to the public.