BRYN MAWR COLLEGE

The following review procedure provides an opportunity for a member of the General Faculty who has not been reappointed and who believes that the decision resulted from serious procedural error to have the decision reviewed.

1. A claim of procedural error may only be made:
   1. when the Procedures for Reappointment state that the College "shall" or "will" or "must" take a particular action and that action has not been taken, or
   2. when the Procedures for Reappointment state that the College "shall not" or "will not" or "must not" take a particular action, and that action has been taken.

2. A review of a claim of procedural error shall be initiated only if an informal resolution cannot be achieved through discussions with the President and the Provost.

3. In the event that resolution is not achieved through informal discussion, the claimant shall, within three weeks of receiving the letter of notification, submit a written statement to the President requesting the initiation of a formal review process.

4. The President shall immediately appoint a Review Committee consisting of three former Chairs of the Committee on Appointments. Ordinarily, these will be the three most recent former Chairs, but the President shall have the option of appointing an alternative former Chair when a former Chair is on leave, is a member of the same department as the claimant, or is otherwise unable to serve.

5. The claimant shall submit a written statement on the basis of the appeal to the Review Committee, with a copy to the Committee on Appointments, and the Committee on Appointments shall submit all relevant materials concerning the claimant's statement to the Review Committee.The review committee shall conduct a full investigation of the claimant's allegations, including interviews as necessary, to determine whether or not there has been any procedural error in the decision not to reappoint the claimant.

6. Within three weeks of receiving the claimant's written statement and the documents from the Committee on Appointments, the review committee shall make a written report to the President, with copies to the claimant, the Provost, and the Committee on Appointments. This report shall indicate
   1. whether or not there was any procedural error in the decision not to reappoint;
   2. if there was any error, whether or not it was sufficiently serious to have significantly influenced the decision of the Committee on Appointments.

7. The President shall consider the report of the Review Committee and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees (or its Executive Committee). If the President has not agreed with the recommendation of a majority of the members of the Review Committee, that committee may write a letter directly to the Board of Trustees (or its Executive Committee) setting forth their recommendation and supporting arguments. The Board of Trustees (or its Executive Committee) will vote to approve or reject the President's recommendation.

8. The President will notify the claimant in writing of the decision made and action taken by the Board of Trustees (or its Executive Committee).

9. If the decision by the Executive Committee is that the claimant shall be reconsidered for reappointment during the next academic year, there will not be an additional year added to the claimant's contractual term with the College.

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   Posted Summer 2001.