The community-building efforts of Madison McGirr are aimed at helping other people thrive. As a sophomore in Miami's interdisciplinary Western Program, she is interested in education reform, reducing poverty, and the effects of gentrification.

Madison's work with nonprofits such as Our Daily Bread in Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as youth-based programs such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters and Dream Keepers, is helping to make local schools and communities more accessible, inclusive, and prosperous for everyone.

Featured Majors & Minors: Individualized Studies (Western Program), Education, Teaching and Learning