Free Speech Loses Ground as Harvard Retracts Offers to Admitted Students - The Chronicle of Higher Education

"Just last month, for example, President Drew Gilpin Faust devoted her commencement address to a ringing affirmation of free exchange and deliberation. "Our values and our theory of education rest on the assumption that members of our community will take the risk of speaking and will actively compete in our wild rumpus of argument and ideas," Faust declared. "It requires them as well to be fearless in face of argument or challenge or even verbal insult."

Yet the decision to turn away the 10 admitted students communicates exactly the opposite: Students should be afraid — very afraid — when confronted with controversial or offensive material, especially if it concerns the thorny question of diversity on campus. And instead of taking risks, they should keep their mouths shut...."

PS summary: The Harvard decision chilled free speech on campus, even if didn't violate free speech rights on or off campus.