{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:48:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary p-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to FGS!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are the largest body of active researchers across campuses with more than 100 academic degree and diploma programs. 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