A key question is who has the right to make these decisions for or against college speaking engagements?   

First of all, who has the right to choose the speaker?   The administration, or the students?   Whether or not their parents paid their tuition, the students are all legal adults; on what basis don't have the right in a say in choosing their commencement (or other) speakers at their college?

On the other hand, the administration is recognized as the director of the school, the overall authority of the school.   On that basis, is choosing speakers their bailiwick, and therefore, due proper respect by all?

And then there are the alumni, and other major donors to the school.   Do they not deserve to have a voice in the school's choices for speakers?

And last (perhaps certainly least), there are other Catholics who do not have ties to the school.    Should they keep mum, or do they have a right to a say?

Or is it just easier to call whichever side is against us "bullies"?