Kathleen Parker regrets if her writing was interpreted in a way that suggests she advocates for victim-blaming in rape cases, but questioned the motives of those who organized a petition that sought to bar her from speaking at Elon University.

Parker, the most widely syndicated columnist in the U.S., was on campus Tuesday to deliver the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture, months after a petition was sent to the administration calling Parker "dangerous" and a "rape apologist." 

The petition, which garnered more than 300 signatures from students, faculty, alumni and community members, focused on what Parker wrote in her 2008 book, "Save the Males: Why Men Matter, Why Women Should Care."

Parker said she doesn't know specifically the details of what she wrote in relation to the petition.

"My response initially was I was pretty excited because nobody's ever thought me important enough to protest," Parker said. "Nor has anyone ever said that I was dangerous, but I am planning to add that to my resume. ...

"What I felt was, to be more serious, it was probably a misunderstanding. I would never, ever, ever intend or say something that would suggest I'm blaming the victim, which is I think how whatever I wrote was interpreted."

But Parker cited concern about cases of speakers, such as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, not being welcomed on college campuses because of their beliefs.

Parker said that practice is "counterintuitive in an environment of education and intellectual investigation."

"I've always felt that the growing trend on college campuses to allow only certain kinds of people to be able to speak is dangerous," she said. "It's dangerous for the country, and dangerous for education. ... The purpose of education is to participate in a broad market of ideas and be challenged. How do you form ideas, how do you learn new things if you're unwilling to hear new things that are unfamiliar or unpopular?"

In her lecture, Parker plans to address the petition and free speech, but will primarily focus on the presidential election. In her Washington Post columns, Parker's been vocal about her issues with Donald Trump as a candidate.