AXIOS (April Rubin) - Summers leaves Harvard as Epstein reckoning rocks academia
Former Harvard president Larry Summers announced Wednesday he will resign his positions at the university following backlash to his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Why it matters: Epstein had deep ties to several donors and academics, prompting U.S. colleges and universities to reckon with revelations from recently released documents about investigations into his activities. - The Epstein files have effectively ended the careers of some of the world's most powerful figures. Read more about Epstein accountability in higher education: Harvard University Driving the news: Summers said he made the "difficult decision" to resign from his professorship at the end of the academic year. - He also resigned as…