Elisa New is an American academic and former professor at Harvard University. In 2015, New wrote to Epstein to thank him for a donation he had arranged, stating: "you have been such a wonderful supporter of my Poetry in America project. That gift woke up the Deans to the importance of Harvard's role in producing the highest quality humanities content in the WORLD." A 2020 Harvard review found that one of Epstein's foundations claimed on tax forms in 2016 that it had donated $110,000 to a nonprofit organization of which New was president. In November 2025, New issued a statement apologizing for maintaining contact with Epstein. In December 2025, Arizona State University cut ties with New, and PBS dropped her show, "Poetry in America".
Arizona State University cut ties with Elisa New in December 2025 (per Wikipedia entry, not corroborated in search results). PBS stopped distributing and removed her show 'Poetry in America' in December 2025 following Epstein document releases. Harvard initiated an investigation into her ties. New issued an apology statement. No arrests, charges, convictions, lawsuits, or other legal actions reported.
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PBS has stopped airing Harvard English professor emerita Elisa F. New’s show, “Poetry in America,” after emails released by the House Oversight Committee last m…
PBS says it stopped distributing the TV series Poetry in America... after release of new Epstein documents... “PBS is no longer distributing the program and it …
In a statement through her spokesperson Wednesday, New expressed “profound regret over accepting a donation from Jeffrey Epstein and I am deeply sorry for maint…
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