Fineberg noted in his testimony that the number of lecturers at Harvard who are promoted to faculty positions is very small. Only six internal candidates have been made faculty members in the last 15 years, out of a total of 160 appointments.
In 1989, one of Awerbuch-Friedlander'a superiors recommended her for a promotion to a tenure track position, and this recommendation was supported by the reviewing committee SCARP.
But in court yesterday, Fineberg admitted that there are no written guidelines that forced him to accept SCARP's recommendation--
Awerbuch-Friedlander's promotion was subject to Fineberg's approval.
Fineberg said yesterday that he did not think Awerbuch-Friedlander's work in the field of biomathematics warranted a professorship at the HSPH.
"It doesn't help to have a lone ranger in an isolated field," Fineberg said.
Harvard's attorney implied in yesterday's proceedings that Awerbuch-Friedlander was overly aggressive and unreasonable in her requests for promotion.
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