Reporter at Boston Business Journal
boston, massachusetts, united states
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Claim your profileI am a journalist covering the business of higher education and special projects for the Boston Business Journal. Reach out to me: mshavit@bizjournals.com. As a storyteller, I have reported for publications like the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Cape Cod Times and CommonWealth Beacon. I am also a Dow Jones News Fund alumni and 2x Boston Business Journal summer reporter where I covered diversity in business and corporate giving. Further, I was a co op for Boston Globe Media's Boston.com where I covered community from a data and multimedia-driven lens. I am a former newsroom leader at the Boston Political Review, the largest nonpartisan political student newsroom in Boston and a founding member of Philly's premier student-run community publication, The Rocky. Academically, I finished off my joint BA/MA political science degree at Boston University where I focus on issues of domestic inequality and political journalism in conjunction with my journalism minor. I have achieved Pi Sigma Alpha Honors and Deans List every semester. I also received the Sarah Whiteman Award from Jack M. Barrack for community impact and service in 2021.





