{"id":66,"date":"2023-10-16T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-empowerment-institutional-inclusivity\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:59:40","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-empowerment-institutional-inclusivity\/about\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome from Vice Chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left uwm-u-pt-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-empowerment-institutional-inclusivity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/680\/2024\/04\/ChiaVang.jpg\" alt=\"Chia Vang\" class=\"wp-image-1203\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a tenured professor with extensive teaching experience and research conducted across multiple continents, I am honored to serve UWM in this capacity. I pursued a career in higher education because I believe in its transformative power to address societal challenges and contribute to the creation of a more just world. My aim is to further efforts in fostering a campus culture grounded in civility and respect for all individuals, embracing both visible and invisible    characteristics. 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