Yale Suspends Professor David Gelernter Following DOJ Release of Epstein Emails
Yale University has officially suspended prominent computer science professor David Gelernter from teaching duties pending a review of his conduct, following the release of Department of Justice documents linking him to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The suspension, effective immediately, removes Gelernter from his current course, CPSC 4500. The decision comes days after unsealed DOJ files revealed a 2011 email in which Gelernter recommended a Yale undergraduate for a job with Epstein, describing the student as a “v small goodlooking blonde.”
Deep Dive into the Allegations
The controversy centers on correspondence between Gelernter and Epstein spanning from 2009 to 2015. In the 2011 email, Gelernter suggested the student for an editorial position, emphasizing her physical appearance alongside her qualifications. He wrote that she was “completely connected” and “smart, charming & gorgeous.”
Investigative scrutiny has highlighted that this correspondence occurred three years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Despite this public record, Gelernter has maintained that he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal status at the time of the email.
Professor Gelernter’s Defense and Objections
Gelernter has vigorously defended his actions, rejecting the university’s grounds for suspension. In a message sent to his students and university administration, he stated he was “very glad” he wrote the note and argued that he was simply tailoring the recommendation to the “potential boss’s habits.”
“So long as I said nothing that dishonored her in any conceivable way, I’d have told him more or less what he wanted,” Gelernter wrote in an email to the Dean of Yale’s School of Engineering & Applied Science. He further objected to the university’s use of the documents, characterizing the investigation as an invasion of privacy involving “personal, private email, dug out of the dump of Epstein files.” He asserted that “gentlemen and ladies don’t read each other’s mail.”
Background and Context
David Gelernter is a well-known figure in the academic and political spheres. He gained national sympathy and recognition in 1993 when he was critically injured by a mail bomb sent by Ted Kaczynski, the “Unabomber,” which left him with permanent injuries to his right hand and eye.
Beyond his work in parallel computing, Gelernter has been a vocal conservative commentator and was reportedly considered for the position of science advisor in the Trump administration in 2017. His suspension marks another high-profile academic figure facing institutional fallout as the “Epstein list” documents continue to be processed by the public and university administrations.
Yale officials have stated that the professor’s conduct remains under review and that they “do not condone” the manner in which the recommendation was provided. Students in his computer science course have been notified that alternative instruction arrangements are being made for the remainder of the semester.
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