Reporter
A news features reporter for the Metro section, Irons covers a range of issues in Boston’s diverse neighborhoods. She earned her master’s in journalism from Northeastern University, and has worked for several newspapers, including the Journal-Gazette in Indiana and The Baltimore Sun.
Latest stories
Harvard students erupt at scholar’s claim in thesis
By Meghan E. Irons , Globe Staff
Students are outraged over a 2009 doctoral dissertation arguing that Hispanic immigrants lack “raw cognitive ability or intelligence.”
MBTA to open two new stations on Fairmount Line
By Meghan E. Irons , Globe Staff
The MBTA has spent more than $200 million on improvements to the commuter line, but ridership is low.
Free Fun Fridays at museums will begin in June
By Meghan E. Irons , Globe Staff
Six different cultural venues will be open for free on each Friday from June 28 through Aug. 30.
Cambridge tries to heal from Marathon horror
By Meghan E. Irons , Globe Staff
Residents are confronting the fact that two of their own are the suspects in the bombing attack.