Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Harvard president, announced Wednesday that he will resign from his professorship at Harvard University at the end of the current academic year. The decision follows increased scrutiny over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Summers, a prominent economist who served in the Clinton and Obama administrations, holds the title of University Professor at Harvard, which represents the highest academic distinction the institution awards. He had previously stepped back from teaching duties after documents revealed a closer relationship with Epstein than was previously known publicly.

The resignation encompasses both Summers' faculty position and his administrative roles at the university. Harvard confirmed the departure to multiple news outlets on Wednesday. Summers had served as Harvard's president from 2001 to 2006 before returning to a faculty role.

Epstein, the financier who died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, maintained relationships with numerous academics, politicians, and business leaders. His connections to Harvard and other elite institutions have come under increased examination since his arrest and subsequent death.

Summers' departure marks another high-profile resignation connected to the Epstein scandal. The economist's academic career spanned decades, including roles as chief economist at the World Bank and director of the National Economic Council under President Obama.