Harvard administrators outlined responses the University has taken regarding the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epsteinâs ties to Harvard during a monthly meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tuesday.
After University President Lawrence S. Bacow initiated a review into Epsteinâs ties to Harvard in 2019, the committee recommended in 2020 that Harvard revise its policies concerning external gifts as well as those regarding appointments of visiting fellows.
Bacow said Tuesday one of the changes the University made after the report was increasing vetting of external gifts prior to acceptance. University Provost Alan M. Garber â76 additionally reminded faculty of the Universityâs gift policy guide released in May 2020.