{"id":305,"date":"2024-01-29T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/abeng-multicultural-lounge\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:29:00","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/abeng-multicultural-lounge\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#2D3B49&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/abeng-multicultural-lounge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/wood-texture.jpg&#8221; z_index=&#8221;2&#8243; overflow-x=&#8221;visible&#8221; overflow-y=&#8221;visible&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; 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