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Summers to step down from teaching at Harvard

3 days ago
  • #Jeffrey Epstein
  • #Harvard
  • #Lawrence Summers
  • Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will leave his teaching role amid an investigation into his ties to Jeffrey E. Epstein.
  • Summers is also taking leave from his directorship at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School.
  • The decision follows public pressure after revelations of Summers' personal communications with Epstein, including discussions about a romantic pursuit.
  • Summers has stepped down from other prominent roles, including positions at OpenAI, Bloomberg News, and the New York Times.
  • This is part of Summers' long history with Harvard, including his controversial presidency from 2001 to 2006.