{"id":1816,"date":"2025-01-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:12:21","slug":"new-communications-manager-in-the-provosts-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/academicaffairs\/new-communications-manager-in-the-provosts-office\/","title":{"rendered":"New Communications Manager in the Provost\u2019s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The announcement below was shared with the UWM campus community on January 28, 2025<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am pleased to announce that Valerie Harlynn has accepted the position of Communications Manager for the Provost\u2019s Office and will start on Monday, February 3. In this role, Val will draft strategic communications coming from my office, as well as manage the Provost\u2019s Office web presence. 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