Penalties ranged from a fine to expulsion, though Scudamore insisted the latter was unlikely.
"In another era," Ms. Nickels said, that "could have led to expulsion".
Mr. Kissinger had faced penalties ranging from a warning to expulsion, on the eve of graduation.
So he may be vulnerable to expulsion to his small hometown in Sichuan Province.
The punishments that the committee can recommend to the full Senate range from censure to expulsion.
Most of the state's colleges and universities impose their own penalties, from community service to expulsion.
No serious person suggests that an accusation should immediately lead to expulsion from Harvard.
Now, the problem has expanded from human smuggling to expulsion at gunpoint, as migrants are forced to board ramshackle vessels.
Speaking on an ABC News program over the weekend, Mr. Powell voiced the administration's opposition to expulsion unambiguously.
Once an investigation of the heckling on Tuesday is concluded, the school will consider disciplinary action, which could range from a public apology to expulsion, Dr. Jones said.
Mr. Malema was initially suspended from the party for five years, but an appeals committee increased the penalty to expulsion, arguing that he showed no remorse.
