Quote 1
"Then we should recommend the severest penalty. That Professor Lurie be dismissed with immediate effect and forfeit all benefits and privileges." (6.51)
The committee can't actually punish David – they can only make recommendations. Why do you think Farodia Rasool is so adamant that David to lose his job?
Quote 2
"We want to give you an opportunity to state your position."
"I have stated my position. I am guilty."
"Guilty of what?"
"Of all that I am charged with."
"You are taking us in circles, Professor Lurie."
"Of everything Ms. Isaacs avers, and of keeping false records."
Now Farodia Rassool intervenes. "You say you accept Ms. Isaacs's statement, Professor Lurie, but have you actually read it?"
"I do not wish to read Ms. Isaacs's statement. I accept it. I know of no reason why Ms. Isaacs should lie." (6.19-26)
We don't know about you, but this exchange really makes us groan. David doesn't seem to care at all about what his fate at the University will be; he's willing to take whatever judgment is doled out to him. Why do you think that is?
Quote 3
"All eyes are on the university to see how we handle it. I get the impression, listening to you, David, that you believe you are being treated unfairly. That is quite mistaken. We on this committee see ourselves as trying to work out a compromise which will allow you to keep your job. That is why I ask whether there is not a form of public statement that you could live with and that would allow us to recommend something less than the most severe sanction, namely, dismissal with censure." (6.74)
Here, we see that justice at Cape Technical University isn't cut and dry. For David, getting off the hook doesn't just entail winning over the committee and convincing them that he didn't misbehave; it also involves swaying the whole community in a very public, self-effacing way.