Ryna Workman, the president of the Student Bar Association at New York University School of Law, has officially been removed from her position. This comes following a controversy around comments she made about the Israel-Palestine conflict. An e-mail sent to the students contained a voting link for 2,070 students to express their stand on whether Workman should remain in office or not. Receiving 1,176 responses, 60% of the votes, amounting to 707 votes, hinged on ousting Workman from her position.
The controversy around her dismissal was fueled by the fact that the students did not elect her into the position in the first place. In her response to Law.com she noted, “While I am disappointed in the outcome, I am not upset with my fellow students regarding this vote,” Workman said. “I blame the administration for taking extraordinary steps to remove me as president, when they did not elect me.”
The evidence declaring the results of the vote was released on X (previously known as Twitter) and can be viewed here. The full e-mail sent from Student Affairs, detailing the events leading up to this decision, has also been made available. The image of the said email is accessible here.