{"id":1505,"date":"2020-10-17T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T05:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2020-10-17T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T05:01:14","slug":"september-october-release-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/september-october-release-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"September\/October Release Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On October 17, a number of changes will be made in the Canvas LMS, the hub of the UW System Digital Learning Environment at UWM. 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