Academic Excellence
A young woman sits on the floor smiling at a group of students

By the time they graduate, Auburn music education students have almost three years of classroom experience under their belts.

May 14, 2024

Maddy McDaniel

Maddy McDaniel, a senior in psychology and sociology with a concentration in criminology, hopes to improve the justice system by assessing the psychology behind crime.

May 10, 2024

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Extension Specialist Nancy Loewenstein's invasive plants expertise and community impact earns her an outstanding alumni award.

May 09, 2024

A stage filled with flowers in front of a group of Auburn graduates sitting.

Nearly 40,000 family and friends filled Neville Arena with cheers, smiles and proud hugs as they celebrated Auburn's newest alumni during the university's six commencement ceremonies.

May 05, 2024

Will Bonduris stands in front of a building smiling.

Will Bonduris is the COSAM Graduation Marshal for the Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony. He will carry the COSAM flag and represent the entire college.

May 03, 2024

Isabella Weyerman, College of Liberal Arts student marshal.

Isabella Weyerman, a graduating senior from Trussville, Alabama, has been named the spring 2024 graduation marshal for the College of Liberal Arts.

May 02, 2024

President Christopher B. Roberts stands on stage clapping at a commencement ceremony.

Kicking off Friday, May 3, Auburn's commencement ceremonies will honor the remarkable achievements of the largest graduating class in university history.

April 29, 2024

Three people stand in a shallow lake surrounded by tall grass

During fall break 2023, Auburn instructor Richard Hall organized a sustainable finance workshop and urban ecology tour in New York City.

April 25, 2024

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Three undergraduate students and six Auburn graduates have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for graduate study in the fall, which provides three years of support accessible over five years.

April 24, 2024

Elijah Parker and Katie Wolfe

Two seniors in electrical and computer engineering teamed with engineering students at Germany's Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt to develop a system designed to foster farming sustainability.

April 23, 2024

Alana Dillette

Black Alumna Award winner Alana Dillette is a former Auburn University student-athlete who came to the Plains for the swim program and stayed 11 years, as she completed her undergraduate and doctoral degrees in the College of Human Sciences' Hotel and Restaurant Management program (now known as Hospitality Management). A successful professor and business owner, Dillette is sharing her story with Auburn.

April 22, 2024

Students stand around looking at a table full of printed fliers

The studios are filled with the quiet buzz of anticipation as faculty and students in Auburn's School of Industrial and Graphic Design prepare to welcome friends, family, industry partners and alumni into their classrooms for a spring show titled “Kaleidoscope.”

April 19, 2024

A student looking up at a vertical farm of fresh lettuce.

Take a look at lettuce, from seed to table, grown in Auburn's own vertical farms.

April 17, 2024

IPE gives students from health-related majors the opportunity to practice working with other disciplines — just as they will when they enter the professional health care field.

April 16, 2024

Young lady smiling and petting calf outdoors

For over 73 years, Kentucky has turned to Auburn University to help meet its need for veterinarians.

April 16, 2024

Jennifer Mueller-Phillips

Following a national search, Jennifer Mueller-Phillips has been named the ninth dean of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. Mueller-Phillips, who has been serving as the interim dean since Sept. 2023, will officially begin on May 1.

April 15, 2024

A young man poses for a picture with an alpaca as a large mountain looms behind them

Passionate for innovation, building science senior Kameron Mathews is eager to explore cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize project visualization within the construction industry.

April 11, 2024

A parking lot with a sunset behind it has electric vehicle charging stations

Does driving around town with your friends count as research? For industrial design students studying electric vehicle charging stations, the answer is yes.

April 04, 2024

Boy in forest smiling

Max Nemeroff has been immersed in the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center since childhood. Now, he is a CFWE student exploring his environmental career options.

April 03, 2024

Artist Bethany Collins sits in front her artwork in the exhibition,

"Bethany Collins: Accord," features her most recent explorations into Southern and American history through sculpture, music and the written word.

April 02, 2024

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The College of Nursing's dean discusses Auburn's nationally ranked nursing program.

April 02, 2024

Amy Diekmann next to the ASEL sign

Amy Diekmann is the first doctoral student to start and finish their entire research program in Auburn's Advanced Structural Engineering Lab.

March 29, 2024

Students gathered outside near water

The Academic Sustainability Program has announced that 13 students have been accepted into the prestigious National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine's Gulf Scholars Program.

March 29, 2024

Two GSEI professors looking at computer screen

The next generation of geospatial professionals are being developed at the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment.

March 28, 2024

Thomas Lester

Thomas Lester's Earlybird is a single-use canned beverage capable of heating faster than a Keurig. Eugene Asante, a key member of the Auburn University football team, serves as chief marketing officer.

March 27, 2024

Headshots of Kirsty Coventry and Phillip McWane

Distinguished alumni Kirsty Coventry and Phillip McWane will be the university's spring commencement ceremony speakers.

March 26, 2024

Find out how two online graduate students prepared for the business pitch competition, Tiger Cage.

March 25, 2024

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Discover why the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment is harnessing new technology for natural resource management.

March 20, 2024

Videographers interview an athlete

Learn about the communication professor who explains the intersection of sports and social issues.

March 19, 2024

students work in the design lab in Spidel Hall

Go behind the scenes of The Fashion Event, an elaborate production that is months in the making.

March 18, 2024

Katie Wolfe learned that she'd won first place for her presentation in the Honors Scholar section of the 101st Alabama Academy of Sciences Conference — from the Honors College Instagram account.

March 14, 2024

Jada Neal

Jada Neal is among the university's 13 inaugural Matthews Scholars Program fellows, and the only fellow representing Auburn Engineering.

March 12, 2024

Joanne Kim

Joanne Kim will start her career in international diplomacy following graduation.

March 11, 2024

Jason McKinley

Owner of a cybersecurity-first consulting firm, Jason McKinley has found what he needs most are employees with a specific skill set, but there is a gap between those who understand business and those who understand techonolgy. The young Harbert alumnus created two endowed scholarships in the college to address that talent gap.

March 11, 2024

A group of undergraduate students take a photo in a physics classroom.

Auburn University students are acquiring essential workforce skills through an innovative initiative, supported by Firefly Aerospace's award to launch a mission aimed at addressing space debris mitigation.

March 06, 2024

Brown foal in therapy pool

The College of Veterinary Medicine's teaching hospitals collaborated to treat a premature foal named Tink.

March 01, 2024

Tiger Cage graphic

Twelve teams entered the semifinal round of the Tiger Cage business pitch competition on Feb. 23 and half advanced to the final round on March 29. The remaining student-led teams represent the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, Harbert College of Business, College of Agriculture and College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

March 01, 2024

A promotional graphic with Horst Schulze

This week's segment of the Everything Auburn podcast focuses on Everything Hospitality. Horst Schulze, co-founder and former president of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, joined the podcast to talk about how Auburn is developing tomorrow's leaders for the global hospitality industry through The Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management in Auburn's College of Human Sciences. Schulze calls it "the best hospitality program in America."

February 26, 2024

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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) recognizes faculty members with exceptional research and scholarship records annually. Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Frank “Skip” Bartol is this year's representative for Auburn University.

February 21, 2024

There exists in the scientific community a small but growing contingent of materials engineers who regularly render their research into works of art. And it's official — Yeonjin Baek is one of the best.

February 16, 2024

five snapshots of five Auburn alumni

In coordination with the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Auburn Agriculture is taking the month of February to recognize the past, present and future contributions made by the university's Black students, faculty and staff. Read the accomplishments made by some of our own alumni who all work to better the world of agriculture.

February 14, 2024

A woman stands over two young women who are smiling and working with colorful plastic cubes

The Numeracy Act was passed by the Alabama State Legislature in 2022 and is gradually being implemented in schools across the state, but Auburn is already educating teachers to meet the demands of this law focusing on elementary math education.

February 13, 2024

Sydney Gwyn

Social work senior Sydney Gwyn wove her lifelong passion for helping others into a career in social sciences through an internship with the Air Force Civilian Service.

February 12, 2024

Harbert College of Business Online MBA program attracts four members of the same family with its flexibility, affordability and practical application.

February 12, 2024

Just outside of Rome, the 16th century Chigi Palace in Aricca, Italy, is renowned for safe-gurading Italian heritage, educating students — and for keeping secrets. Part museum, part residence and academic hall for the Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy program (JSB), the Chigi Palace recently revealed a hidden staircase that makes it primed to expand the program to more Auburn students. With eager students patiently adding their names to a two-year waiting list for the program, the College of Human Sciences is launching a campaign to make the expansion a reality.

February 08, 2024

Minh Le

Psychology senior Minh Le encourages first-generation students to take on opportunities and make each Auburn experience meaningful.

February 07, 2024

The ACS mascot Prof. Molenium and Victoria Cover standing to his right.

Victoria Cover was the only Auburn student to attend the all expense paid Leadership Institute for the American Chemistry Society. She got to network with people, participate in professional development and learn how she can volunteer in the organization.

February 06, 2024

Maggie Nelson stands in front of a lab table full of research materials

Maggie Nelson, an aerospace engineering major and Honors College student, earned her fifth national prestigious scholarship when she nabbed the Winston Churchill Scholarship. She is the first student at Auburn to win this award. No other undergraduate in the history of Auburn has won as many prestigious scholarships as Nelson.

January 19, 2024

Beth Schwartz

Beth Schwartz has been selected as the new assistant dean of biomedical sciences. She will be conducting an assessment of the program and will be creating new partnerships in this role.

January 17, 2024

A young man leans over a large piece of wood and works on cutting it with a circular saw and

Auburn is at work innovating and expanding the market for mass timber products, design, engineering and construction.

January 10, 2024