July 30, 2017
Munira Khalif ’15 is a Mounds Park Academy young alum studying economics and government at Harvard University. She co-founded a youth-run non-profit organization during her time at MPA called Lighting the Way, making education more accessible for girls in East Africa. When MPA announced that she had been accepted to all eight Ivy League schools, the story went viral around the world.
Most recently, Munira has been selected as the sixth annual U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations. She will travel within the U.S. and overseas to share her impressions and experiences and work to increase youth engagement in global affairs. Read the full release here.
Munira is one example of many graduates from MPA who use the deep content knowledge gained here to go on to stand for justice and shake the world.
Congratulations, Munira!
