Mile Markers newsletter from May 8, 2026, including a Q&A with four college students.
Emily Lytle
Rural Engagement Reporter
As the rural engagement reporter, Emily shares stories about higher ed in rural communities and finds new ways to connect with people that care about those stories. She also co-leads the community journalism track at the Radically Rural Summit in Keene, NH. After working as a community reporter in Delaware, covering stories that ranged from farmland preservation efforts to beach tourism trends, Lytle most recently collaborated with news organizations around the globe as part of The Reynolds Journalism Institute’s innovation team. In this role, she produced the monthly Innovation in Focus newsletter and tested new tools, technology and strategies alongside community-centered newsrooms.
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