{"id":296,"date":"2024-10-29T10:58:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/office-global-engagement\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:44:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/office-global-engagement\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-296","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"We're dedicated to elevating the University of Rochester's institutional partnerships, education abroad opportunities, building an international campus climate, and global reputation.","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":5456,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-15","title":"","content":"<p class=\"u-text-lead\">The Office for Global Engagement is a hub for information about the University of Rochester\u2019s international activities. 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