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This article is tangentially related to AI safety only insofar as some named individuals may have connections to AI research institutions; it is primarily a news piece about the Epstein files and higher education, not directly relevant to AI safety or alignment topics.
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This Inside Higher Ed article reports on additional names from higher education institutions appearing in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files, continuing coverage of academic figures connected to the disgraced financier. The piece identifies nine more academics or administrators linked to Epstein's network, raising questions about institutional accountability.
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- •Nine additional higher education figures identified in newly released Epstein documents.
- •Continues ongoing investigative coverage of academic ties to Jeffrey Epstein's network.
- •Raises questions about institutional oversight and accountability in higher education.
- •Part of broader public release of Epstein-related files generating scrutiny across sectors.
- •Relevant to discussions of ethics, integrity, and governance within academic institutions.
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February 03, 2026
# 9 More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department.
By [Emma Whitford](https://www.insidehighered.com/author/emma-whitford)
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Jeffrey Epstein (left) talks with former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Marvin Minsky (right).
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New documents and emails to and from the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein detail his connections to some professors, putting pressure on those named to explain their communications.
The Department of Justice released more than 3 million documents and thousands of videos and images Friday in its latest, largest and reportedly last release of the so-called Epstein Files, a trove of information related to Epstein, who pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor in 2008 and was sentenced to 18 months in a minimum-security prison. [As was true in previous file drops](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2025/11/19/5-higher-ed-names-epstein-files), prominent higher education figures are named in the files as Epstein’s correspondents, friends and colleagues.
The new documents have prompted action in the higher ed space; the US-Ireland Alliance announced Sunday that its George J. Mitchell Scholarship will no longer bear Mitchell’s name. The former senator from Maine appears to have met frequently with Epstein, according to the latest files.
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