US EditionLarry Summers going on leave at Harvard as university investigates ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Summers, a former Treasury secretary and Harvard president, stepped back amid a university probe after emails revealed years of correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- On Wednesday, former Harvard University president Larry Summers took leave from teaching at Harvard University as the school investigates his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- After lawmakers released more than 20,000 Epstein files, the House Oversight Committee published emails involving Larry Summers on Nov. 12 from Jeffrey Epstein's estate around 2019.
- Emails show Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein corresponded through July 5, 2019, and in one batch Summers sought Epstein's advice about an unnamed woman described as a mentee.
- He resigned from OpenAI's board and major outlets including Bloomberg and The New York Times ended affiliations with Summers, along with the Center for American Progress and the Budget Lab at Yale.
- On Nov. 17, Summers announced he would step back from public commitments; his co-teachers at Harvard will complete the remaining three class sessions, and he is not scheduled to teach next semester as Harvard reviews Epstein ties.
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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is leaving his teaching role at Harvard University
Larry Summers is stepping down from his teaching role at Harvard.Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesLarry Summers is leaving his teaching role at Harvard.Earlier this week, Summers said he would step back from public life but continue to teach at Harvard.Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Harvard to sever ties with Summers over his connection to Epstein.Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is leaving his role as an instructor at Harvard Unive…
Summers to take leave of absence during Harvard investigation
Harvard University will undertake a new investigation into its ties to Jeffrey Epstein after correspondence between the late sex offender and the school’s former president was made public by U.S. lawmakers. Following the disclosure, former Harvard President Larry Summers said…
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