Dr Saskia Bayerl Associate Dean of Diversity RSM
Dr Saskia Bayerl Associate Dean of Diversity RSM

Dr Saskia Bayerl, Associate Professor at the Department of Organisation and Personnel Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has been appointed as Associate Dean for Diversity. Her two-year appointment will support the implementation of recommendations resulting from a report issued earlier this year by a diversity task force at RSM.

Dr Bayerl will monitor the success of diversity measures implemented at RSM, give advice to the school’s Executive Board, the academic department chairs, directors of administrative departments, and the Promotions and Tenure committee, and will liaise with diversity bodies inside and outside the university. She will also produce an annual progress report.

Diversity Task Force

A diversity task force was appointed to analyse the status at RSM and give recommendations regarding diversity in the academic departments at the request of the school’s Executive Board in 2015. Chaired by Dr Marta Szymanowska, Associate Professor of Finance at RSM, the task force outlined a large number of useful recommendations and suggestions for structural improvements for increasing diversity among academic employees at RSM.

Dean Steef van de Velde: “Our school is firmly committed to increasing its diversity in its academic and administrative ranks. On behalf of the Executive Board, I thank the diversity task force for their valuable contributions and welcome Saskia Bayerl in her new function.”

About her nomination, Saskia Bayerl comments: “I thank the Executive Board for the trust they put in me. Diversity is about differences between members of a group on various attributes such as but not limited to gender and cultural background. These differences not only shape someone’s identity but also mean they have varied knowledge, perspectives, and approaches to work which can strengthen the development of our school. I see it as my task to create a culture that enables everyone to thrive and positively contribute to the school, and increase the representation of traditionally underrepresented groups.”

More information

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers. www.rsm.nl

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