{"id":1425,"date":"2025-09-02T12:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chancellor\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:49:02","slug":"im-glad-you-are-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chancellor\/im-glad-you-are-here\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m glad you are here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Students,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to a new academic year at 51ÁÔÆæ! 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