With effect from 1 February 2022, Machiel Keestra will be the new Central Diversity Officer (CDO) of the University of Amsterdam. Keestra is being appointed for a period of three years, with a possible reappointment for another three years. He will also remain an assistant professor at the UvA's Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. Keestra will … Continue reading Machiel Keestra appointed new Central Diversity Officer
Category: Update from the CDO
CDO Magazine: 2020 annual report and 2020 plan
Check out the online magazine We are proud to present the second edition of the Chief Diversity Officer magazine, containing the 2020 annual report and 2021 plan: Discrimination and decolonization. You can read about our priorities and milestones, learn more about our focus points for 2021, see the overview of our workshops and more. You … Continue reading CDO Magazine: 2020 annual report and 2020 plan
Sexual violence at the university
Content note: This blog post will address issues of sexual violence and assault.Dear UvA Community, You may have seen the recent findings from an Amnesty International report on Sexual Violence, which stated that one tenth of female students in the Netherlands are raped during their studies. The study finds that 11% of students who identify … Continue reading Sexual violence at the university
Diversity 2.0
By Chief Diversity Officer Anne de Graaf Two years into this highly politicized job and the level of resistance is shifting. I welcome everybody’s feedback and am using it in constructive ways. On the one hand there are people who see any change, let alone change that concerns diversity equity, and inclusion—as a threat. There … Continue reading Diversity 2.0
The UvA is Changing
By Anne de Graaf Welcome to the University of Amsterdam’s Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) Team blog. This originated out of the need for a communication…