There is a lot of focus on the Twitter aspect, but from the article that outrage comes from an article he published in a magazine explaining his views on affirmative action.

It’s not some random comment that got blown out of proportion, nor some accidental miscommunication, and the subject is also not unrelated to universities.

Why is it out of proportion to have a mob wanting this guy out of the university system for controversial views on students hiring he himself widely published ?