{"id":41210,"date":"2026-02-03T11:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=41210"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:09:00","slug":"class-of-1978-gathering","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/class-of-1978-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 1978 Gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Spend a spring morning among the blooms with fellow members of the Class of 1978 on <strong>Monday, April 27<\/strong>. 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