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   <title><![CDATA[Exploring the World]]></title>
   <rollover><![CDATA[Johnson Enhancement Funds Open up Opportunities for W&amp;L Johnson Scholars.]]></rollover>
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   <title><![CDATA[Making Civic Magic]]></title>
   <rollover><![CDATA[Shepherd Program students spent their Winter Term imagining how to create healthy spaces for civic discourse in the Rockbridge area.]]></rollover>
   <link>https://columns.wlu.edu/making-civic-magic/?utm_source=johnson-homepage&amp;utm_medium=features</link>
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   <title><![CDATA[Opportunity to Thrive]]></title>
   <rollover><![CDATA[Adhip Adhikari ’27 spent much of his summer creating a library at a secondary school near his family&#039;s home in Katmandu, Nepal.]]></rollover>
   <link>https://columns.wlu.edu/opportunity-to-thrive/?utm_source=johnson-homepage&amp;utm_medium=features</link>
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   <title><![CDATA[Snapshots of Summer]]></title>
   <rollover><![CDATA[W&amp;L students share their experiences getting to know the larger Lexington and Rockbridge community during the summer months.]]></rollover>
   <link>https://columns.wlu.edu/snapshots-of-summer/?utm_source=johnson-homepage&amp;utm_medium=features</link>
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   <title><![CDATA[Refining an Industry]]></title>
   <abstract><![CDATA[Eric Herrera &rsquo;20 was recently named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his work with chemical manufacturing startup MaverickX, which he cofounded with Jesse Evans &rsquo;20.]]></abstract>
   <link>https://columns.wlu.edu/refining-an-industry/</link>
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