Expulsion seems like a high price to pay for being tactless. And isn't what she said exactly equivalent to what is being preached en masse under the umbrella of "privilege", only aimed at a different group?
Saying, “the statistics show that black double Ivy’s occur mostly due to affirmative action” is not objectionable if it’s true. Saying, “What do the statistics say about the background of black double Ivy’s?” is OK even if it’s not true that affirmative action is the reason because inquiring about causality is a good thing. Telling a student, “you are here only because of affirmative action” is never ok because it demeans the individual on a personal level.
Agreed. But saying things like that doesn't get people fired.