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Lawrence Summers to Resign From Harvard as University Reviews Epstein Ties: NYT
Larry Summers will retire from Harvard after scrutiny over his prolonged correspondence with Epstein, whose files revealed hundreds of emails, prompting a university review.
- On Wednesday, Harvard announced that Larry Summers will step down from his remaining academic roles at the end of the academic year and will remain on leave without returning to teaching or advising.
- The Justice Department's document release of millions of pages about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell prompted renewed scrutiny at Harvard after emails showed Summers' long-standing ties to Epstein post-2008 conviction.
- Before returning to Harvard, Summers served as U.S. Treasury secretary under Bill Clinton and led the Harvard presidency starting in 2001.
- Internationally, legal actions have followed, with arrests of Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson over connections to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, illustrating broader fallout.
- Summers said the decision was difficult and thanked students and colleagues for over 50 years, and that as President Emeritus he looks forward to research and commentary on economic issues.
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South China Morning Post
Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday. Summers, who ran the US Treasury under former president Bill Clinton, was revealed in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice to have had extensive exchanges with the now-deceased financier. Clinton will testify before a congression…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Larry Summers resigns from Harvard after Epstein files revelations
Larry Summers is a former president of Harvard University
Harvard professor Larry Summers resigning after Epstein revelations
Larry Summers, the former Harvard University president whose personal relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein caused him to step back from teaching duties last fall, will retire from his university professorship and all other faculty appointments at the end of the year, a university spokesperson said.
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