{"id":17,"date":"2018-10-10T09:55:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T13:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/core\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-01-07T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:12:49","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/core\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_b790d4-fe{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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