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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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"I have made the difficult decision to retire," said Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary and former top economic advisor to Barack Obama. His departure from Harvard University at the end of the academic year follows the disclosure of correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
By COLLIN BINKLEY Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign his teaching position at Harvard University amid a review by the institution of his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday. Summers, who has been on leave since November and whose name appeared hundreds of times in the recently released Epstein files, will leave the post at the end of the academic year, according to a s…
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