{"id":9539,"date":"2025-06-10T08:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=9539"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:45:05","slug":"leadership-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/liberal-arts\/communication-studies-department\/programs\/leadership-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership &amp; Advocacy Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you passionate about social change? Do you want to work as a leader in a nonprofit organization or church? 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