“I’ve had no pause about close friends who spent many years in prison, and were released. “Like all of those in Cambridge who met and knew him, we knew that he had been convicted and served his time, which means that he re-enters society under prevailing norms - which, it is true, are rejected by the far right in the US and sometimes by unscrupulous employers,” Chomsky wrote. Dershowitz and former University president Lawrence H. In 2006, after Epstein was charged with procuring a minor for prostitution in Florida, Harvard said it would not return the millionaire’s donations.Ĭhomsky and Nowak are just two members of a vast array of academics, politicians, and celebrities that Epstein has been linked to - a list that also includes Harvard professor emeritus Alan M. The gift established Harvard’s Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. Chomsky served as a member of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University in the 1950s.Īccording to Epstein’s schedules, the Journal reported, Chomsky met with Epstein on several occasions during 20, including a meeting with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak.Įpstein’s deep ties to the University have previously been reported, including millions of dollars in donations, some of which funded Nowak’s work. Chomsky, currently a professor at the University of Arizona and an emeritus professor at MIT, was among several notable figures named by the Journal who were not previously known to have associated with Epstein.

The meeting took place at Nowak’s Harvard office at 1 Brattle Square, Chomsky confirmed Tuesday. Nowak, linguist Noam Chomsky, and other unidentified academics in March 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Epstein met with Harvard professor Martin A.

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