He caused a public incident in April 1998 , during an on-campus commemoration of the Armenian Genocide organized by the Armenian Students ' Association , when he allegedly said that Armenian genocide never happened and made other controversial remarks . A subsequent complaint prompted the university to carry out an investigation . In January 1999 , the five-month-long investigation concluded and found that while Professor Algar 's comments " seem to fall within the bounds of constitutionally protected speech " , it did not mean that " the University condones the type of speech used by the parties . " The Complaint Resolution Office did , however , issue an apology to the students on behalf of the university . Not satisfied with the university 's response , the students turned to the Associated Students of UC Berkeley , which unanimously passed a resolution entitled " A Bill Against Hate Speech and in Support of Reprimand for Prof. Algar " on March 10 , 1999
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Hamid Algar