{"id":109807,"date":"2023-07-26T11:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/ethnic-studies\/?page_id=109807"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:04:44","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/ethnic-studies\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#db0a29 0%|#a3080f 100%&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_style=&#8221;diagonal-stripes&#8221; background_pattern_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_pattern_width=&#8221;2000px&#8221; background_pattern_height=&#8221;1000px&#8221; background_pattern_horizontal_offset=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_pattern_vertical_offset=&#8221;0%&#8221; 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