Chia Youyee Vang

As vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Chia Youyee Vang oversees the Division of Global Inclusion and Engagement, which is responsible for advancing diversity and equity and fostering inclusion. Vang served as associate vice chancellor for GIE from 2017-2021. A professor of history, she has been on the UWM faculty since 2006. Her teaching and research interests include 20th century U.S. international history, with particular emphasis on its relation to refugee migration. Outside of academia, Vang has 10 years of experience providing program evaluation, planning and policy research consulting services. She earned her doctorate in American Studies from the University of Minnesota.