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Eileen O'Grady’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Eileen O’Grady is a communications writer for Harvard University's Faculty of Arts & Sciences, where she contributes articles to the Harvard Gazette. Previously, O'Grady worked as the education reporter at the Concord Monitor in Concord, New Hampshire as a member of the Report for America corps.
Prior to that, O'Grady served as the managing editor of the The Scope at Northeastern University, an experimental digital magazine focused on telling stories of justice, hope and resilience in Greater …
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Awards
New Hampshire Press Association Distinguished Journalism Award
2021 - General news story
First place winner in the 2020 NHPA Distinguished Journalism Awards, in the category "general news story," for story entitled "Discipline and Diversity."
Experiential Award, Northeastern University
2020 - Journalism
The Graduate Student Experiential Award goes to Eileen O’Grady, Master of Arts in Journalism. In her work for the Scope, a grant-funded experimental digital magazine focused on neighborhood stories of justice, hope and resilience, Eileen distinguished herself both as managing editor and a regular contributor. She edited content, assigned stories, and was instrumental in building relationships with neighborhood media partners. Among her achievements, Eileen received a microgrant to lead a team of students to create an interactive map that documents Boston landmarks that have been or could be rebranded due to their namesakes’ associations with the legacy of slavery.