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The below message was sent to faculty and staff on April 30, 2025. 

Dear Faculty and Staff, 

I am pleased to share with you that 51¶ÌÊÓƵ has initiated a project to assess our faculty and staff compensation program. A compensation program is a structured system that is designed to attract, retain, and motivate employees through direct compensation. We are partnering , a human resources consulting firm nationally recognized for its work with hundreds of higher education institutions, to complete this important work. 

Our ability to recruit and retain professional talent requires a competitive and fair compensation program that reflects our culture and work environment. As per best practices within the higher education industry, our compensation program should be updated regularly, understood easily, and be financially responsible. At the conclusion of this assessment, we will have a revised compensation program for faculty and staff, as relevant. Key outcomes of this work will include:   

• Overarching compensation program that is clear, market competitive, fair, and ensures internal equity 

• Comprehensive compensation philosophy that includes positioning of salaries to the appropriate talent/labor markets and balancing benefits and cash compensation 

• Framework that groups and organizes jobs by clearly defining the nature/type of work and level of work performed 

• Contemporary, market-based salary structure and pay ranges 

• Pay administration guidelines for ongoing salary administration and maintenance 

This review of our compensation program is expected to take approximately six months. Segal will work with the Senior Staff team on compensation philosophy, and the Faculty Welfare Committee and the Staff Association will provide representatives to engage with Segal representatives as they visit campus for feedback. A core team from Human Resources and I will manage the project day-to-day. Please note that until this update is completed, we will not know what adjustments, if any, may be made to individual faculty and staff salaries. 

We are excited to begin this project and appreciate your support as we embark on this important effort. We will keep you informed of our progress through regular updates. A website with additional details and an FAQ will be available by the end of May. Please feel free to contact Candace Baer, Interim AVP, Human Resources, at cbaer@brynmawr.edu or me if we can provide any additional information or answer any questions. 

Sincerely,

Samir Datta
Vice President for Finance & Administration | Chief Financial & Administrative Officer 
Finance & Administration  

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