{"id":2350,"date":"2022-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2026-01-29T04:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:41:32","slug":"the-head-of-the-carnegie-foundation-wants-to-ditch-the-carnegie-unit-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/the-head-of-the-carnegie-foundation-wants-to-ditch-the-carnegie-unit-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The Head of the Carnegie Foundation Wants to Ditch the Carnegie Unit. Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9f092ff3\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f749780f\">\n\n<p>Call it seat time, student hours, contact credit. 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