{"id":108080,"date":"2020-01-15T17:45:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T16:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=108080"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:38","slug":"college-biedt-toch-excuses-aan-voor-mailonderzoek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/01\/15\/college-biedt-toch-excuses-aan-voor-mailonderzoek\/","title":{"rendered":"In the end, Executive Board apologises for e-mail investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The decision to have employee mailboxes investigated was \u2018not the best action that could have been taken\u2019, stated the Executive Board. \u201cAn unintended consequence is the offence caused to members of our academic community.\u201d The Executive Board apologised to all those involved. The investigated employees will receive a personal note.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/24162745\/woudestein-van-der-goot-campus-mandeville.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139175 1974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>The Van der Goot building where ESHCC is located.<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/tessa-hofland\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Tessa Hofland<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on this topic<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/16\/integrity-coordinator-also-investigated-by-detective-agency-a-moral-boundary-was-crossed\/\">Integrity coordinator also investigated by detective agency: \u2018A moral boundary was crossed\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/11\/07\/rector-no-regrets-regarding-e-mail-investigation-at-eshcc\/\">Rector: no regrets regarding e-mail investigation at ESHCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/09\/25\/witch-hunt-for-journalists-source-is-damaging-and-nonsensical\/\">Witch hunt for journalist\u2019s source is damaging and nonsensical<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/09\/26\/setting-detectives-loose-on-your-staff-is-that-actually-allowed\/\">Setting detectives loose on your staff \u2013 is that actually allowed?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/02\/executive-board-violated-the-councils-rights-when-it-investigated-eshcc-staffs-e-mails\/\">\u2018Executive Board violated the Council\u2019s rights when it investigated ESHCC staff\u2019s e-mails\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Scientific Integrity Coordinator, Stijn Reijnders, from ESHCC was one of the employees whose e-mail was investigated. \u201cI think it\u2019s a positive step that the Executive Board has offered its apologies to all those involved and that they recognise that the Hoffman investigation was, as they euphemistically stated, \u2018not the best choice\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unrest<\/h2><p>The reason for the investigation was an article in the <em>NRC<\/em> newspaper, in which former ESHCC Dean, Dymph van den Boom, was accused of plagiarism. The Executive Board had suspicions that employees from the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (EHSCC) were the source of these accusations. Hoffman Bedrijfsrecherche (private investigators) was engaged to determine the NRC journalist\u2019s source. The mailboxes of 22 employees were investigated, without anything being found.<\/p>\n<p>This generated a storm of criticism towards the Executive Board. They stated that they were acting in the best interests of the university in wanting to create a safe working climate to prevent employees from being judged in a <em>trial by media<\/em>. According to the Executive Board, the continuous unrest resulted in it being impossible to conclude the case. The Executive Board did, however, emphasise that, at the time of the decision, they considered the Hoffmann investigation to be a legitimate choice. With hindsight, the Executive Board thinks differently about this.<\/p>\n\n\t<p>\u201cDuring its last meeting, the University Council lodged a substantial <em>cri de coeur<\/em>: please Executive Board, look at this again, because we want to bring this to a conclusion in a good way\u201d, stated interim Executive Board Chair, Hans Smits. \u201cNobody was happy with this situation. This will also negatively influence the atmosphere. As Executive Board, we then decided to offer our apologies.\u201d Smits considers that, with this apology, the case is now closed. In a letter to the University Council, he emphasised certain, already decided measures would be implemented, such as examining the ICT regulations, organising debates about social safety and establishing an independent committee to check similar investigations in advance.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step in the right direction<\/h2><p>In recent months, the University Council regularly pushed for an apology. \u201cCentral to the council was and is the impact of the investigation on the Erasmian Community as a whole\u201d, responded Chair, Hans van den Berg. \u201cDuring the last consultation it became clear that there was no closure yet, something that is crucial in order to move forward together.\u201dThe Council stated that it values the apology and calls it a \u2018be a step in the right direction towards rebuilding mutual trust within the community\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018We would have liked to see one that was less bound to considerations, in order to perceive it as more sincere.\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>The ESHCC Faculty Council is also pleased with the apology \u2018following months of uncertainty\u2019, stated Chair, Ana Uribe Sandoval. \u201cHowever, we would have liked to see one that was less bound to considerations, in order to perceive it as more sincere. I hope that we will never find ourselves in a situation like this again, and that this precedent will help the university community to push even further for clearer regulation and better governance. Finally, it is very good to see that participatory bodies can get satisfactory responses from the Board and that there is space for dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1598.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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