New reporting has renewed scrutiny of elite academics who maintained ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and questions about former Harvard president Larry Summers’ entanglement with Epstein intensified. Fortune and other outlets published emails and profiles showing how some professors continued relationships with Epstein even after his crimes surfaced. The reporting raised governance and fundraising questions for universities, and a separate Harvard-focused piece asked whether Summers’ long-standing Epstein connections could finally cost him standing at the institution. University leaders and boards face renewed pressure to disclose past donor vetting and to tighten conflict-of-interest safeguards.