{"id":26203,"date":"2026-06-03T15:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=26203"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:29:18","slug":"transylvania-continues-class-of-2026-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/06\/transylvania-continues-class-of-2026-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania continues Class of 2026 spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-730x413.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-730x413.png 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-350x198.png 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-810x458.png 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/spotlights-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University continues spotlighting recent grads as they reflect on the faculty, community and personal growth that defined their college journey. 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