The U allowing students to host a speaker is not the same as endorsing the speaker. I think you know that. What should a left wing student think? That the U supports free speech and a diversity of opinion.

Do you not see the difference between a professor who controls you grades, and thus your future, and a speaker, invited by students, who you don't even have to listen to? Really?

No Dennis, that is not an attempt to limit free speech. I have never heard anyone say that your employer should not be able to control what you do and don't do as part of your job. I'm sorry but that's just not on. If they were trying to limit what the profs say outside their jobs then that might start to look like impinging on free speech but that's not what you are describing.

Lists bother me in general but I don't see this as being any different than the sites where students rank their professors. And if profs are making these kind of statements in class it is totally fair game for people to post them.