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Lara Salahi serves as Professor of Journalism at Endicott College, recently honored as the 2025 New England Journalism Educator of the Year by NENPA and the Journalism Education Foundation of New England for her exceptional leadership in training future journalists and transformative contributions to media practice.
Her research pioneers news-academic partnerships that establish innovative collaborations between educational institutions and local news organizations, directly connecting students with community reporting opportunities. Expertise spans high-impact investigative journalism, public health communication evidenced by her Ebola epidemic analysis in Outbreak Culture, and science dissemination through the nationally recognized Track the Vax podcast on vaccine science.
Salahi's major accolades include:
- 2025 New England Journalism Educator of the Year
- Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Coverage (2013) as Boston Globe team member covering Boston Marathon bombings
In pedagogy, she integrates professional journalistic rigor with empathetic mentorship, equipping students with resilience for evolving media landscapes. Her partnership models have expanded experiential learning through direct outlet collaborations, creating pipelines for student engagement in community-focused reporting.
