Hafsa Quraishi

Associate Producer, Here & Now

Hafsa Quraishi is an associate producer for Here & Now. Previously, she was Morning Edition's field producer and the inaugural newsroom fellow.

A Florida native, Hafsa joined WBUR directly after receiving her masters degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in NYC. She specializes in creating multimedia stories across platforms, combining data and interactive elements to tell a thoughtful story. Hafsa enjoys uplifting community stories around issues related to mental health, business and identity.

Hafsa's dedication to public media deepened as she worked at NPR, as well as member stations WUSF in Tampa and KMUW in Wichita.

Recently published

Students sit on the lawn near Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

How to navigate financial aid packages and the 'FAFSA fiasco'

Changes to the federal student aid process have caused significant delays to college financial packages.

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03:47Apr 15, 2024

Nisreen Shehade hugging her sister goodbye the day she evacuated. (Courtesy of Nisreen Shehade)

Displaced Gazan baker Nisreen Shehade was able to evacuate to Egypt. Her family’s still in Gaza

Despite her family encouraging her to evacuate and seek safety regardless of their own situation, Shehade was racked with guilt over leaving her four siblings and parents in the war-torn...

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09:21Apr 5, 2024

Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

How to make the most of your tax refund

That money was always yours, it’s just being returned to you. But what should you do with it?

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03:50Apr 1, 2024

It’s about that time of the school year when students start to drag their feet and struggle through the last home stretch. (Catherine McQueen/Getty Images)

How high school seniors are coping with senioritis and burnout

Class of 2024 students An'Davantae' Bussey and Leanne Nasser talk about coping with senioritis and burnout as they finish their final stretch of high school.

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09:30Mar 15, 2024

Chelsea High School senior Jimmy Merino is part of a group working to get legislation passed in Massachusetts requiring high schools to tech financial literacy. (Courtesy of Jimmy Merino)

How teens can set themselves up for financial success

What should high schoolers know to be successful and debt-free?

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09:26Feb 22, 2024

Love and money: How to approach financial conversations with your partner before marriage

Considering getting married? Here what you should ask your partner first.

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03:48Feb 12, 2024

Nisreen Shehade has been baking bread for her family and other displaced Gazans in a tent. (Courtesy of Nisreen Shehade)

How one displaced Gazan is surviving the war by baking

With bakeries closed in Gaza due to the scarcity of electricity and flour, Nisreen Shehade has been baking bread for her family and other displaced Gazans in her tent.

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09:31Feb 6, 2024

High school senior Aaron Ton says that he’s seen the rise of AI heighten competition between students. (Courtesy of Aaron Ton)

How schools are using AI technology

The use of artificial intelligence technology in schools is on the rise.

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09:33Jan 31, 2024

Emma Weber attended a protest in Washington D.C. during September for the reintroduction of the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act. (Heather Chen)

How young people are navigating climate change

Young people are among the most concerned about climate change, seeing as they're the ones going to inherit the world.

Here & Now

09:23Dec 13, 2023

Palestinians fleeing the Israeli ground offensive arrive in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Hatem Ali/AP)

Israel's offensive in Gaza challenges humanitarian efforts and delivery of aid

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are being pushed to move farther south as Israel’s military expands its operations from northern and central Gaza.

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11:04Dec 5, 2023