{"id":14345,"date":"2024-06-06T15:40:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/academics-new\/?page_id=14345&#038;preview_id=14345"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:13:26","slug":"arts-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/academics\/arts-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts &amp; Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id14345_2e33fa-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14345_2e33fa-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14345_2e33fa-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14345_2e33fa-f4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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