{"id":388,"date":"2019-02-28T00:45:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T00:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/css-s\/?page_id=388"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:23:13","slug":"interdisciplinary-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cpp\/interdisciplinary-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Interdisciplinary Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":121,"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-388","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_tags-interdisciplinary-studies"],"acf":{"primary_content_copy":"<h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<p>The Interdisciplinary Studies Program offers alternatives for students seeking degree programs which provide a broad background applicable to a variety of careers. 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