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Harvard reviewing Epstein gifts and pledging to donate to funds benefiting victims
By Susan SvrlugaSeptember 12 at 10:15 PM
Harvard University accepted about $9 million in donations from financier Jeffrey Epstein between 1998 and 2007, according to results of an investigation released Thursday evening by the school’s president.
In a letter to the campus, Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow said the school rejected a donation offered by Epstein after 2008, the year when Epstein was convicted on sex charges. Bacow wrote that the review has not found gifts accepted after Epstein’s conviction.
Harvard University has been investigating the extent and nature of gifts from Epstein and will redirect some of the money that has not been spent to organizations helping victims of trafficking and sexual assault, Bacow said.
“The issue of the gifts given to institutions by donors at Jeffrey Epstein’s suggestion, is also one that has emerged in recent days,” he wrote, “and we are looking into this as part of our ongoing review.”
More:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/09/13/harvard-reviewing-epstein-gifts-pledging-donate-funds-benefiting-victims/
