As we approach the 3K mark apace, university leaders are beginning to break their silence about the problematic nomination of Pieter Duisenberg: At Leiden university the rector has now clearly sided with Duisenberg: https://twitter.com/carelstolker/status/905480428357812226 At the University of Amsterdam, however, the Chair of the Board has qualified her support: http://www.folia.nl/actueel/113975/update-ii-meer-dan-duizend-academici-tegen-vsnu-benoeming-duisenberg And while many questions remain open about the opaque procedure by which Duisenberg was handed this high-paying job, it is clear he is utterly unqualified for it. So let's keep up the pressure for his resignation and ask other leaders in and beyond higher education to take a clear stand!