{"id":8933,"date":"2025-11-21T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/?page_id=8933"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:48:39","slug":"returning-ta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/programs\/returning-ta\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Assistant (TA) Professional Development Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-pb-0 uwm-u-mb-0\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--3\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1667\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic.png\" alt=\"Teaching Assistants\" class=\"wp-image-7658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic.png 1667w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/643\/2025\/07\/ta-graphic-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Join our monthly hybrid professional development community designed exclusively for teaching assistants! 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