Harvard University will lose one of its prominent faculty members as Larry Summers, who previously served as U.S. Treasury Secretary, plans to step down from his teaching position when the current academic year concludes, according to a Wednesday report from the New York Times.
The departure comes as Harvard continues to grapple with ongoing controversy surrounding Summers’ past associations with Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier who faced conviction on sex trafficking charges.
Summers’ decision to leave the prestigious university marks another chapter in the extended repercussions stemming from various academic and business leaders’ connections to Epstein, whose criminal activities have continued to impact institutions and individuals even after his death in federal custody.
