"My past association with Jeffrey Epstein was a serious error in judgment, which I deeply regret... What has emerged about Epstein's appalling conduct, the harm that he has caused to so many people, makes my association with him all the more painful and inexcusable."
"We recognize - and feel - how difficult this moment is for our community and the pain and concern that it has caused."
The Epstein files have triggered significant consequences for prominent academic figures across major universities. Lawrence Summers resigned from his faculty positions at Harvard and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center, also stepping down from OpenAI's board. Richard Axel resigned as co-director of Columbia University's Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute and from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, expressing deep regret over his association with Epstein. Bard College president Leon Botstein faces external legal review regarding his communications with Epstein. Yale University suspended computer science professor David Gelernter from teaching while conducting a conduct review. These actions reflect institutional responses to documented connections between academic leaders and Epstein.
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