{"id":151845,"date":"2023-03-14T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=151845"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:41","slug":"dean-of-willem-de-kooning-academy-resigns-following-social-safety-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/03\/14\/dean-of-willem-de-kooning-academy-resigns-following-social-safety-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean of Willem de Kooning Academy resigns following social safety complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeroen Chabot has announced his resignation as dean of the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam following the publication of a critical review into social safety at the art academy.<\/p>\n

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As reported<\/a> by the news platform Profielen<\/em>, a survey among and interviews with Willem de Kooning Academy staff and students revealed complaints about the academy\u2019s organisational structure.<\/p>\n

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The report<\/a> paints a picture of a hierarchical organisation in which the management and the dean relegate many difficult decisions to staff on the pretext of \u2018improving their autonomy\u2019. The authors of the report noted that staff felt disrespected, undervalued, unseen and unheard.<\/p>\n

The art academy \u2018is felt to be a do-it-yourself institute\u2019 that leaves lecturers to their own devices. There is a perceived lack of \u2018a solid foundation\u2019 and \u2018clear parameters\u2019, \u2018leading to a frequent sense of chaos\u2019.<\/p>\n

Dean Jeroen Chabot has now announced his resignation. A successor will be appointed after the summer holidays. Chabot will remain employed by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\t

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