&gt; I&#x27;m a bit puzzled by the statement that he is asking &quot;campus authorities&quot; to &quot;overrule&quot; his firing. Why would he want to continue working there, or, how could he expect to be able to work in a department after indicting it in this fashion? With this document hasn&#x27;t he pretty thoroughly burned his bridges?<p>He probably doesn&#x27;t expect to keep working there.  However, the department can&#x27;t quietly give him bad references to torpedo his attempts to get a job elsewhere.<p>His capability is now acknowledged and in the public record such that they can&#x27;t deny it.<p>So, he now doesn&#x27;t have to explain the lack of a reference when he applies for a new job.  Fairly smart maneuver actually.