Larry Summers, who once held the position of president at Harvard University, has revealed plans to reduce his public engagements, as reported by the student newspaper of the Ivy League institution.

In a Monday statement shared with The Harvard Crimson, Summers explained that the decision aims to “rebuild trust and mend relationships with those closest to me.”

This decision comes on the heels of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform releasing seven years’ worth of communications between Summers and the notorious financier Jeffrey E. Epstein.

Amid the disclosure of ongoing communication with Jeffrey Epstein, Larry Summers, Harvard’s former president, is reducing his public engagements. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The released documents revealed that the two maintained correspondence up until July 5, 2019, just a day before Epstein was apprehended on fresh sex-trafficking charges.

In the hundreds of messages released, Summers also appeared to place trust in Epstein and confided to him about his pursuit of a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee.

Among the released messages was one from November 2018 in which Epstein describes himself as Summers’ “wing man,” as he continued advising Summers on the relationship for months.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. Epstein is connected with several prominent people, including politicians, actors and academics. Epstein was convicted of having sex with an underaged woman. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,” Summers wrote in his statement to the Crimson. 

“I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” he added.

Summers holds several roles in his professional life. He is a senior fellow at the think tank Center for American Progress, a paid columnist with Bloomberg News, and a board member at OpenAI.

Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

He also remains a University Professor at Harvard and serves as director of the Mossavar‑Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, which he will continue to oversee, his spokesman said, according to the outlet.

In Monday’s statement, the former Harvard president added: “While continuing to fulfill my teaching obligations, I will be stepping back from public commitments as one part of my broader effort.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Harvard University for comment.