{"id":3223678,"date":"2025-12-03T00:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/?p=3223678"},"modified":"2025-12-03T02:24:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:24:21","slug":"larry-summers-hit-with-lifetime-ban-by-high-profile-economics-club-over-epstein-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/03\/larry-summers-hit-with-lifetime-ban-by-high-profile-economics-club-over-epstein-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Summers hit with lifetime ban by high-profile economics club over Epstein ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">One of the most prestigious scholarly associations in the U.S. has barred former Harvard President Larry Summers for life, appearing to condemn him over his ties to late disgraced financier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jeffrey-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The American Economic Association (AEA), which counts among its members some of the nation\u2019s leading academics, government officials and business executives, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/news\/aea-statement-dec-2-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced the action<\/a> Tuesday on its website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The American Economic Association (AEA) has accepted Lawrence H. Summers&#8217; voluntary resignation from membership and, pursuant to the AEA&#8217;s Policies, Procedures, and Code of Professional Conduct, has imposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/controversies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lifetime ban<\/a> on his membership,&#8221; the statement said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition, effective immediately, the AEA has imposed a lifetime prohibition on Mr. Summers&#8217; attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating in AEA-sponsored events or activities, including serving in any editorial or refereeing capacity for AEA journals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/larry-summers-leaving-harvard-job-amid-increased-backlash-over-epstein-ties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LARRY SUMMERS LEAVING HARVARD JOB AMID INCREASED BACKLASH OVER EPSTEIN TIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" 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https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/larry-summer-harvard-003-1.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein<\/span> <span>(&nbsp;)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The AEA condemns Mr. Summers&#8217; conduct, as reflected in publicly reported communications, as fundamentally inconsistent with its standards of professional integrity and with the trust placed in mentors within the economics profession,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The association\u2019s decision follows the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ex-clinton-cabinet-secretary-exchanged-regular-emails-epstein-after-conviction-new-docs-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emails showing Summers\u2019 close relationship<\/a> with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/campus-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard has faced<\/a> its own scrutiny over its long-running ties to Epstein, including donations he made to the Ivy League college and his visits to campus.<\/p>\n<p>Summers, who served as Harvard\u2019s president from 2001 to 2006, has previously been criticized for maintaining contact with Epstein even after the financier\u2019s 2008 conviction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/harvard-universitys-feud-trump-affecting-students-research-reputation-adjunct-professor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HARVARD UNIVERSITY&#8217;S FEUD WITH TRUMP AFFECTING STUDENTS, RESEARCH AND REPUTATION: ADJUNCT PROFESSOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laurence-summers-harvard-002.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>Harvard&#8217;s former president, Larry Summers, has withdrawn from public commitments amid revelations of continued communication with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.<\/span> <span>(Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In one of the emails released in November, Epstein referred to himself as a &#8220;wing man&#8221; for Summers.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout surrounding the emails saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/larry-summers-steps-public-roles-house-release-epstein-correspondence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summers step down<\/a> from several public and advisory roles, including positions at OpenAI, the Center for American Progress and the Yale Budget Lab.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure increased further after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/larry-summers-caught-camera-telling-harvard-students-he-feels-shame-over-jeffrey-epstein-communications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">student-recorded video<\/a> of Summers addressing questions about his ties to Epstein went viral.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/343\/192\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/686\/384\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/672\/378\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1344\/756\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/931\/523\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1862\/1046\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LarrySummers.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers in Berlin in 2017\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/343\/192\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/686\/384\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/672\/378\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1344\/756\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/931\/523\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1862\/1046\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/LarrySummers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LarrySummers.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers in Berlin in 2017\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LarrySummers.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Summers in Berlin in 2017\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>Larry Summers during the 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize at the American Academy in Berlin on June 20, 2017, in Berlin, Germany.<\/span> <span>(Chad Buchanan via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clip, which showed students confronting him and expressing frustration over his answers, sparked campus protests and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/harvard-revokes-professors-tenure-rare-move-amid-data-manipulation-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">renewed criticism<\/a> over his handling of the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to the American Economic Association and Larry Summers for further comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\" readability=\"14\">\n<p>Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<br \/>\n One of the most prestigious scholarly associations in the U.S. has barred former Harvard President Larry Summers for life, appearing to condemn him over his ties to late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.The American Economic Association (AEA), which counts among its members some of the nation\u2019s leading academics, government officials and business executives, announced the action Tuesday on its website.&#8221;The American Economic Association (AEA) has accepted Lawrence H. Summers&#8217; voluntary resignation from membership and, pursuant to the AEA&#8217;s Policies, Procedures, and Code of Professional Conduct, has imposed a lifetime ban on his membership,&#8221; the statement said.\u00a0&#8220;In addition, effective immediately, the AEA has imposed a lifetime prohibition on Mr. Summers&#8217; attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating in AEA-sponsored events or activities, including serving in any editorial or refereeing capacity for AEA journals.&#8221;LARRY SUMMERS LEAVING HARVARD JOB AMID INCREASED BACKLASH OVER EPSTEIN TIES Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein (\u00a0)&#8221;The AEA condemns Mr. Summers&#8217; conduct, as reflected in publicly reported communications, as fundamentally inconsistent with its standards of professional integrity and with the trust placed in mentors within the economics profession,&#8221; the statement said.The association\u2019s decision follows the release of emails showing Summers\u2019 close relationship with Epstein.Harvard has faced its own scrutiny over its long-running ties to Epstein, including donations he made to the Ivy League college and his visits to campus.Summers, who served as Harvard\u2019s president from 2001 to 2006, has previously been criticized for maintaining contact with Epstein even after the financier\u2019s 2008 conviction.HARVARD UNIVERSITY&#8217;S FEUD WITH TRUMP AFFECTING STUDENTS, RESEARCH AND REPUTATION: ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Harvard&#8217;s former president, Larry Summers, has withdrawn from public commitments amid revelations of continued communication with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)In one of the emails released in November, Epstein referred to himself as a &#8220;wing man&#8221; for Summers.The fallout surrounding the emails saw Summers step down from several public and advisory roles, including positions at OpenAI, the Center for American Progress and the Yale Budget Lab.The pressure increased further after a student-recorded video of Summers addressing questions about his ties to Epstein went viral. Larry Summers during the 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize at the American Academy in Berlin on June 20, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. (Chad Buchanan via Getty Images)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPThe clip, which showed students confronting him and expressing frustration over his answers, sparked campus protests and renewed criticism over his handling of the controversy.Fox News Digital has reached out to the American Economic Association and Larry Summers for further comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3223680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3223678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3223678"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223684,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223678\/revisions\/3223684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3223680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3223678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3223678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3223678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}