The University of Michigan is facing backlash for honoring Dr. Jack Kevorkian as one of its “leaders and best” alumni. Kevorkian, a 1952 University of Michigan Medical School graduate, became infamous for advocating and performing physician-assisted suicide, participating in the deaths of over 100 people and earning a conviction for second-degree murder in 1999.

In a recent issue of Medicine at Michigan, Kevorkian was included among celebrated doctors, portrayed as someone who “changed the conversation” on assisted suicide, glossing over his role in ending vulnerable lives.

Two university professors publicly condemned the decision, arguing that celebrating Kevorkian contradicts the core mission of medicine, which is to heal and protect life.