The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with Jeffrey Epstein.
The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with Jeffrey Epstein.Open
The president, Leon Botstein, who had run Bard for 50 years, faced scrutiny after his connections to Jeffrey Epstein proved to be deeper than previously known.
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…
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…Open
The move comes after a trove of documents released by the Justice Department showed Leon Botstein had a relationship that was closer than previously known with the convicted sex offender.
The president of Bard College raised millions to save his school from closure. As he sought donations, he talked with Jeffrey Epstein about music, watches and young female musicians.
Leon Botstein, Bard’s president, also invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit a high school linked to Bard College and sent him well wishes after stories were published about his sexual abuse of minors.
Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, said his school needed cash. But a rare watch and a Caribbean visit show how his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein sometimes veered into the personal.
Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, agreed to help Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s daughter after Jeffrey Epstein connected them, emails released by the Justice Department show.