  {"id":13263,"date":"2026-02-25T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/jsp\/?page_id=13263"},"modified":"2026-06-10T18:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:02:32","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/jsp\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; 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