Author: Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Professor of Labor Studies, Rutgers University

Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

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Economist Larry Summers will resign from his tenured job as a professor at Harvard University, the school announced on Feb. 25, 2026, following heightened scrutiny of his ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers will leave at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, with a new title: president emeritus. It’s a […]

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Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women

Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Professor of Labor Studies, Rutgers UniversityLeave a Comment on Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women

House lawmakers released damning correspondence between economist Larry Summers and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Nov. 12, 2025. The exchanges, which were among more than 20,000 newly released public documents, documented how Summers – a former U.S. Treasury secretary and Harvard University president – repeatedly sought Epstein’s advice while pursuing an intimate […]

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