Epstein and Harvard –

Epstein was a powerful figure at Harvard, having spent years cultivating relationships at the university and donating over $9 million between 1998 and 2008.

Despite being convicted on sex charges involving a minor in Florida, Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times afterward. The New York Times reported in 2020 that, although Epstein had no official affiliation with the university, he maintained his own office, key card, and Harvard phone line.

Following an internal investigation, Harvard placed Professor Martin A. Nowak on paid administrative leave due to findings related to Epstein. Nowak had received significant donations from Epstein and had provided him with office space and access.

His suspension was lifted in March 2021, and he remains in his position today.

Epstein positioned himself as a fixer and patron for prominent academics, including Dershowitz and economist Larry Summers, who was then Harvard’s president.

Summers recently apologized for his connections to Epstein and announced he would “stop teaching and step back as director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.”

The full PressTV report

Harvard will open a new probe into former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ connections with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein, after newly released documents revealed the two shared an unusually close relationship for several years, a Harvard spokesperson confirmed Tuesday night.

The investigation — which marks an extraordinary step to revisit Harvard’s ties with Epstein following a landmark 2020 review — will also look into all other University affiliates implicated across the thousands of documents released by the House of Representatives last Wednesday, including Summers’ wife and nearly a dozen other Harvard affiliates past and present.

Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Summers, Other University Affiliates – Harvard Crimson report.