The comments by Professor Randa Jarrar didn’t go beyond the bounds of free speech according the experts in academia.
Via The College Fix:
Several days after Syracuse University said it was investigating a fraternity for offensive videos leaked from a private Facebook group, the administration has yet to tell The College Fix what authority it has to punish the fraternity members.
It finally told the community Monday night what general parts of the student conduct code the Theta Tau chapter members “may” have violated, but it has not detailed what laws they are accused of violating, in spite of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s promise Wednesday to take “legal” action against them.
Regardless of what Syracuse was contemplating, the criminal option has already been taken off the table by the district attorney. Theta Tau’s central office also said Syracuse misled the national fraternity as to the nature of the fraternity members’ behavior.
The Syracuse administration has taken whirlwind action against the fraternity, permanently expelling it from campus before even starting proceedings against members. Administrators have also hosted several open forums and press conferences in response to campus outrage at Theta Tau.
Syracuse has been accused of violating students’ speech rights several times this decade, by both its own students and national organizations including the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
Its threats against Theta Tau for what the fraternity called a “satirical sketch” isn’t even Syracuse’s first attempt to punish purported satire.
The university has refused to release the videos but The Daily Orange has posted two, both sexually crude skits recorded in Theta Tau’s house. They appear to feature white, Latino and black brothers.[…]
The dean of Hendricks Chapel, the Rev. Brian Konkol, quickly sent out “a list of available resources” for students who need “support,” including the Counseling Center, Disability Cultural Center and Office of Multicultural Affairs. It also included a link to Syracuse’s bias reporting tool.
Subsequent messages from Syverud to the community and alumni focused on the administration’s response, including new mandatory training and “top to bottom” review of Greek life. The chairman of the board of trustees referred vaguely to “values” that were violated, and the Disability Cultural Center director denounced “rape culture,” “locker room talk,” “ableism and other forms of interlaced oppressions.”