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From speechwriter to entrepreneur: Alumna launches writing firm website
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From speechwriter to entrepreneur: Alumna launches writing firm website

After four years writing speeches for the president of the United States, one Hillsdale College alumna shifted to launch a communications firm. Brittany Baldwin ’12 launched the website for her firm, Illuminate Consulting, last month.  “I resisted having a website for a long time,” Baldwin said. “It reached a lot more people than I thought.”...

Alumnus joins marketing as podcast manager
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Alumnus joins marketing as podcast manager

Shadrach Strehle ’19 returned to Hillsdale College this year as podcast manager for the Hillsdale College Podcast Network. Strehle studied history and journalism at Hillsdale and was the program director for Radio Free Hillsdale before he left for the professional world.  After graduating, Strehle worked briefly as a reporter before moving to Washington, D.C. There...

Students and alumni prepare new biographical documentary
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Students and alumni prepare new biographical documentary

Six students and young alumni are racing to finish a new documentary about conservative direct-mail innovator Richard Viguerie. “Funding Father: The Man Who Delivered Democracy to America’s Mailbox” will premiere Sept. 23 at the celebration of Viguerie’s 90th birthday. Guests will receive copies of the film, according to junior Lindsey Larkin, a member of the...

Calli Townsend Newberry
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‘Animated by faith’: Alumna Calli Townsend Newberry ’21 dies in car accident

Calli Townsend Newberry ’21 died Tuesday, June 6, from injuries sustained in a car accident.  Newberry, 24, was a wife, mother, sports journalist, and runner. While at Hillsdale College, she participated in track and field and served as The Collegian’s sports editor. But above all, her friends, professors, and coaches remember her for the vibrant...

Three radio students placed as finalists for national awards
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Three radio students placed as finalists for national awards

Three Hillsdale students placed as radio finalists for the national College Broadcasters Inc. Awards on Aug. 26. “For CBI, this matches the highest number of finalists the station ever has had,” said Scot Bertram, General Manager at WRFH 101.7 FM.  Finalists, Rachel Kookogey ‘22, senior Josh Barker, and sophomore Lauren Smith placed in the top...