{"id":3990,"date":"2025-04-30T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/?page_id=3990"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:19:50","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id3990_b600e5-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3990_b600e5-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3990_b600e5-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3990_b600e5-ce > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3990_b600e5-ce > 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