Former Harvard University president, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, and renowned economist Lawrence Summers will resign from his faculty and leadership positions at Harvard at the end of this academic year. Prior to that, he will remain on leave, not teaching classes or accepting new students. He also resigned on Wednesday from his position as co-director of the Musavvir-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard's Kennedy School. In a statement, Summers said the decision to leave was "difficult," and expressed gratitude to students and colleagues with whom he has taught and worked over the past fifty years. He also stated that he will continue to conduct research and provide commentary on global economic issues in his capacity as an honorary president and retired professor. The sharp decline in Summers' reputation stems from controversy surrounding emails related to Epstein, which were disclosed last November. The emails showed that he had maintained a private relationship with Epstein for at least seven years, frequently communicating about topics including women, politics, and projects related to Harvard, and even having contact the day before Epstein was finally arrested in July 2019.
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