{"id":20981,"date":"2021-10-27T09:36:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=20981"},"modified":"2023-10-19T15:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:05:58","slug":"my-story-shining-like-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2021\/10\/27\/my-story-shining-like-the-sun","title":{"rendered":"My story: Shining like the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/my-story-shining-like-the-sun.jpg\" alt=\"my story shining like the sun\" class=\"wp-image-29067\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Djelli Berisha is the first-ever UW Bothell student to serve on the University of Washington board of regents. 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