{"id":205,"date":"2023-08-17T16:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/personnel-affairs\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:50:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/personnel-affairs\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||20px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/personnel-affairs\/\">Personnel Affairs<\/a><\/span><\/span>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About Personnel Affairs<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#CC4927&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||26px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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