Overview
- Harvard announced that Lawrence H. Summers will retire from his academic appointments at the end of the current year and remain on leave until then.
- Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy Weinstein accepted Summers’ resignation as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.
- Summers’ decision follows the release of communications with Jeffrey Epstein, which prompted sustained public and academic pressure and a prior pullback from public commitments in November 2025.
- Reports and university statements note that Summers faces no criminal charges related to Epstein despite the reputational fallout.
- Summers said he intends to continue research, analysis, and commentary on global economic issues outside formal Harvard responsibilities.