Larry Summers to retire from Harvard teaching at end of academic year

Harvard announced that Larry Summers will retire from his academic and faculty appointments at the end of this academic year and will remain on leave until then; his name appears frequently in newly released Justice Department records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Harvard announced that Larry Summers will retire from his academic and faculty appointments at the end of this academic year and will remain on leave until that time. He has been on leave since November. The announcement follows the Justice Department's release of records related to Jeffrey Epstein in which his name is reported to appear frequently. That release has led to resignations across academic, legal and business communities. Known details: - Harvard said Summers will retire from his academic and faculty appointments at the end of this academic year and will remain on leave until then. - Summers has been on leave since November. - Reporting says his name appears hundreds of times in the Justice Department records released about Jeffrey Epstein. - Summers previously served as U.S. treasury secretary and was president of Harvard for five years beginning in 2001. Summary: The announcement ends Summers' planned teaching role at Harvard and follows scrutiny after the Justice Department's record release. Undetermined at this time.