Finberg used an analogy of flowers and vases to describe the tenure process to the jury.
He said that finding academics for professorships is like having empty vases in different rooms of one's house and going to a flower shop to buy the best flowers for each vase.
He compared Awerbuch-Friedlander to a "a flower screaming out to you in the middle of the street"--it may be beautiful, but might not be what you need.
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Fineberg said yesterday that he took SCARP's recommendation as a warrant for him to make the decision about offering Awerbuch-Friedlander a tenure track post, and did not interpret the recommendation as a particularly enthused endorsement.
Awerbuch-Friedlander testified before the court on Feb. 26 and 27.