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Dr. Thomas Gibson, the 10th chancellor in UWM&#8217;s history, succeeds outgoing Chancellor Mark Mone, who is stepping down to return to a professorship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored and humbled to be appointed chancellor of UW-Milwaukee, and I look forward to working with students, faculty and sta\ufb00 to collectively define a vision for the future,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cStudents considering UW-Milwaukee should know that our faculty and sta\ufb00 are dedicated to your success, and I\u2019ll be right there with them cheering you on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear a message for the campus community from Chancellor Gibson below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Message from New UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Thomas Gibson\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b972p6Rt83M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW-Milwaukee welcomes its new chancellor in July. 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