An NYU law student, Ryna Workman, has faced serious professional and academic repercussions for her comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

In a newsletter, Workman wrote, “Israel bears full responsibility for this tremendous loss of life,” referring to Hamas attacks that have killed more than 1,000 Israelis.

Following this, she was voted out as president of the school’s Student Bar Association and had a job offer pulled by Winston & Strawn, a major law firm where she had interned.

Winston & Strawn was clear in its reasoning.

The firm said it had learned of “certain inflammatory comments” and stated, “These comments profoundly conflict with Winston & Strawn’s values as a firm. Accordingly, the firm has rescinded the law student’s offer of employment.”

NYU’s leadership also took a step back from Workman’s remarks.

The dean of the law school, Troy McKenzie, said the comments “do not speak for the leadership of the Law School,” and made it clear that he condemns “the killing of civilians and acts of terrorism as always reprehensible.”

At the same time, a similar situation is heating up at Harvard University.

There, 34 student groups signed a statement saying Israel is “entirely responsible for all unfolding violence” tied to the Hamas attack.

This has caught the attention of billionaire Bill Ackman, a Harvard alum, who’s calling for the names of the students in those groups to be released.

On social media platform X, he said he wants to make sure never to “inadvertently hire any of their members.”

Ackman’s stance has led to debates about whether students should be held accountable for the views expressed by their organizations.

He argues that if you’re a part of a group, you need to own up to its actions.

“Claiming that you had no involvement or knowledge of the statement, but remaining a member of the organization without it withdrawing the statement is perhaps the worst of the alternatives,” he said.

These two events, one at NYU and the other at Harvard, serve as a wake-up call for students who think freedom of speech comes without any downsides.

Sure, you have the right to say what you believe, but in the age of social media, those words can have a lasting impact, especially on your career.

Those on the left are now learning the hard way what we on the right have known for quite some time.