New Justice Department documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have triggered resignations, trustee departures and program closures at multiple universities as institutions scramble to audit past donor and faculty ties. Universities have removed profiles, canceled conferences and in at least one case closed interdisciplinary research centers after names surfaced repeatedly in the files. Affected institutions include the School of Visual Arts, where a department chair resigned after emails surfaced, and Union College, which lost a trustee. Duke University announced the closure of three research centers that had connections to scholars named in the documents. Academic leaders said many immediate consequences have fallen on individuals while questions persist about institutional vetting of donors and the governance processes that allowed sustained engagement with Epstein’s network. Scholars called for deeper reviews of development offices, conflict‑of‑interest policies and trustee oversight to prevent future reputational and ethical risks tied to philanthropy.