{"id":103215,"date":"2019-09-19T12:27:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=103215"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:28","slug":"nrc-reporter-says-eshccs-forensic-examination-is-outrageous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/09\/19\/nrc-reporter-says-eshccs-forensic-examination-is-outrageous\/","title":{"rendered":"NRC reporter calls forensic examination at ESHCC \u2018outrageous\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The university has hired an external forensic science agency to examine the \u2018leaking\u2019 of information to NRC reporter Frank van Kolfschooten. On 3 June, NRC published a story by Van Kolfschooten about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/nieuws\/2019\/06\/03\/wie-imiteert-valt-door-de-mand-a3962469\">plagiarism committed by then ESHCC Dean Dymph van den Boom when she previously served as the University of Amsterdam\u2019s rector<\/a>. Van Kolfschooten has called the investigation of the alleged leak \u2018very strange\u2019 and \u2018outrageous\u2019. \u201cWhen universities start doing this sort of thing, their staff will soon find themselves in an incredibly unsafe situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-1600x900.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-1600x900.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-300x169.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-875x492.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC-225x127.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/13111529\/dymph-van-den-boom-plagiaat-NRC.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139174 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/09\/18\/external-bureau-investigating-plagiarism-leak-eshcc\/\">External bureau investigating plagiarism leak at ESHCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/06\/controversial-merger-advice-by-van-den-boom-contains-plagiarism-as-well\/\">Controversial merger advice by Van den Boom contains plagiarism as well<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/05\/29\/eshcc-interim-dean-resigns-with-immediate-effect\/\">ESHCC interim dean resigns with immediate effect<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/07\/05\/there-is-no-culture-of-fear-at-eshcc\/\">\u2018There is no culture of fear at ESHCC\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Van Kolfschooten finds the investigation quite strange, because the article he wrote does not discuss any incidents that took place at Erasmus University. \u201cThe article is purely about incidents that occurred at the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, one day after NRC published the story, EM posted a story on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/06\/controversial-merger-advice-by-van-den-boom-contains-plagiarism-as-well\/?noredirect=en_US\">plagiarism in a policy document Van den Boom drew up in preparation for ESHCC\u2019s merger<\/a>, an incident not mentioned in Van Kolfschooten\u2019s article.\u00a0In an interview with EM, ESHCC-affiliated professor Arjo Klamer expressed a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/07\/eshcc-professor-van-den-boom-is-a-victim-of-character-assassination\/?noredirect=en_US\">strong suspicion<\/a>\u00a0that someone at the faculty had \u2018leaked information\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>EUR has announced that it will examine several ESHCC employees\u2019 e-mails. Van Kolfschooten wonders to what extent this is legal. \u201cI know that employers have the right to inspect e-mails, even secretly, but they must have very good grounds to do so. I wonder if that is the case here. Because why would the university have any reason to believe that its employees were in touch with me regarding an article that is not about Erasmus University?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subjected to an investigation<\/h2><p>Moreover, Van Kolfschooten feels, this action by the university is making employees feel less safe. \u201cAfter all, is any employee ever going to be brave enough to talk to a journalist again? Because they must now take into consideration that they may be subjected to a forensic examination. This perfectly illustrates the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/24\/university-starts-cultural-investigation-at-eshcc\/?noredirect=en_US\">culture of fear at ESHCC<\/a>, which the university itself is currently investigating. 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Kring-Award-2026_Tessa_Wieneke_Giselle_prijs_EM_11.6.2026_exp_Esther-Dijkstra-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781519661 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/16\/erasmus-magazine-wint-kring-awards-voor-beste-achtergrondverhaal-en-column\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tErasmus Magazine wins Kring Awards for best background story and column\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" 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