Marquette Punishes Student for Blog Comments

In a controversial ruling, the Marquette University Dental School has decided to make an example of a student blogger who wrote uncomplimentary remarks about his professors and fellow students on his blog.

From the MJS article in today's JSOnline edition:

A dental student at Marquette University has been suspended for the rest of the academic year and ordered to repeat a semester after a committee of professors, administrators and students determined that he violated professional conduct codes when he posted negative comments about unnamed students and professors on a blog.

So, will the university start suspending students who make negative verbal comments about other students and professors?

Read the excellent analysis of this situation at Marquette Warrior.

The student is considering suing the university on First Amendment Grounds. This will be one to watch.