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 *Membership and Election Procedures:*  
 (Amended by the Faculty, *April 14, 2016*)  
-(Amended by the Faculty, *February 17, 2022*)
+(Amended by the Faculty, *February 17, 2022*)  
+(Amended by the Faculty, *March 19, 2025*)
 
-FAP consists of eight members in total: five elected faculty members
+FAP consists of nine members in total: five elected faculty members
 (serving staggered three-year terms), the Chief Financial Officer, one
 additional administrative representative member designated annually by
-the President, and one additional faculty member appointed by COG (for
-a one-year term, renewable for up to three consecutive years, in order
+the President, one additional faculty member appointed by COG (for a
+one-year term, renewable for up to three consecutive years, in order
 to diversify the skills or perspectives needed by the committee, given
-the prospective composition of the committee that year). The Chair of
-FAP must be a tenured member of the Faculty.  The election of faculty
-members to the Committee is conducted by COG following the procedures
-(described in [Bylaw Four, Section
+the prospective composition of the committee that year), and the Chair
+of the Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC) serving ex officio.  The
+Chair of FAP must be a tenured member of the Faculty.  The election of
+faculty members to the Committee is conducted by COG following the
+procedures (described in [Bylaw Four, Section
 I](chapter-1.html#bylaw-4-section-1) and [Bylaw Four, Section
 II](chapter-1.html#bylaw-4-section-2)) for electing faculty members to
 standing committees.
 
-##### VIII.a The Fringe Benefits Committee (FBC) {#fbc}
+#### IX. The Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC)
+
+(Approved by the Faculty, *March 19, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
+
+*Roles and Responsibilities:*
+
+The Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC) shall consult with and advise
+the Administration on the formation and review of university policies
+and procedures concerning faculty salaries and fringe benefits.
+
+The charge of the FCC includes but is not limited to working with the
+Administration regarding the annual availability of funds for faculty
+salaries and raises, salary equity, regularly benchmarking faculty
+salaries to peer institutions, discussion of other matters of
+compensation policy, oversight of how compensation studies are
+conducted and equity brought to its attention by the faculty or
+administration. This committee will provide yearly reports to the
+Faculty on committee activities and faculty salaries analysis.
+
+*Membership and Election Procedures:*
+
+The FCC shall consist of four voting faculty members, three of them
+elected and one selected by the Committee on Governance (COG). The
+COG-selected member shall be for a one-year term, renewable for up to
+three consecutive years, and selected so as to diversify the skills or
+perspectives needed by the FCC given the prospective composition of
+the committee that year.  The FCC shall also include the following
+three members: the Chief Finance Officer, the Provost, and the VP of
+Talent and Inclusion.  The chair of this committee shall be elected
+from the three faculty members elected by the Faculty. The term of
+membership for elected members on the FCC shall be three years on a
+rotational basis.
+
+The Chair of the FCC shall serve ex officio as a member of FAP.  One
+faculty member from the FCC shall be selected by the committee to
+serve as chair on the Fringe Benefits Committee (FBC).
+
+##### IX.a The Fringe Benefits Committee (FBC) {#fbc}
 
 (Amended by the Faculty, *October 14, 2016*)  
-(Amended by the Faculty, *May 7, 2024*)
+(Amended by the Faculty, *May 7, 2024*)  
+(Amended by the Faculty, *March 19, 2025*)
 
 *Roles and Responsibilities:*
 
 The Fringe Benefits Committee (FBC) is a permanent subcommittee of the
-Committee on Financial and Administrative Policy (FAP) that is
-responsible for reviewing and proposing changes to the WPI fringe
-benefits offerings with special attention paid to the evaluation and
-recommendation of health care plans and health insurance providers,
-tuition benefits, disability plans, and retirement policies.
+Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC) that is responsible for reviewing
+and proposing changes to the WPI fringe benefits offerings with
+special attention paid to the evaluation and recommendation of health
+care plans and health insurance providers, tuition benefits,
+disability plans, and retirement policies.
 
-Recommendations from the FBC are passed to FAP. In those instances
-when FAP does not accept FBC's recommendations, the two committees
-should meet in an attempt to resolve their differences.
+Recommendations from the FBC are passed to the FCC.  In those
+instances when the FCC does not accept the FBC's recommendations, the
+two committees should meet in an attempt to resolve their differences.
 
 *Membership and Appointment Procedures:*
 
 The FBC consists of a Chair to be selected for one-year renewable
-terms from FAP from among its faculty members, two faculty members
+terms from among the FCC's faculty members, two faculty members
 appointed by the Committee on Governance (COG), and two faculty
-members appointed by FAP. Both COG and FAP will coordinate their
+members appointed by the FCC.  Both COG and FCC will coordinate their
 appointments to balance representation on FBC.  Faculty members of the
 FBC (other than the Chair) will serve three-year staggered
-terms. Current COG or FAP members appointed to the FBC who have not
-completed three years of service on FBC when their COG or FAP terms
+terms. Current COG or FCC members appointed to the FBC who have not
+completed three years of service on FBC when their COG or FCC terms
 expire will continue on FBC to complete their FBC terms.
 
 Although formally the FBC is constituted as above, operationally it
@@ -977,7 +1018,7 @@ the V.P. of Talent and Inclusion nor the Director of Benefits and
 Wellness should serve as one of the five invited voting WPI staff
 members.
 
-#### IX. The Faculty Review Committee (FRC) {#frc}
+#### X. The Faculty Review Committee (FRC) {#frc}
 
 (Amended by the Faculty, *May 9, 2017*)  
 (Amended by the Faculty, *March 13, 2024*)  
@@ -6869,7 +6910,7 @@ a wife, and an active member of her church congregation.
 
 ## I. Consulting Policy
 
-(Faculty Handbook, *1980*)
+(Faculty Handbook, *1980*)  
 (Revsied by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
 (Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)