Two women are pictured side by side smiling outdoors,

Maggie (Hightower) Smith and her family are passionate about the EAGLES Program and providing opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to help them achieve their employment and independent living goals.

May 20, 2025

Students walking in the new building atrium

The College of Education welcomed students to the first day of class in its new building.

May 19, 2025

A professor and students stand around a simulation table in a lab.

Auburn’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program was recently granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

May 15, 2025

Kay Jones is pictured indoors, smiling

The Giles Lynch Hathaway Seminar Room in the new Auburn College of Education Building was recently named after Giles Lynch Hathaway, the father of Auburn alumna Kay Jones.

May 14, 2025

Children have fun working with colorful artwork as part of the Auburn Early Childhood Education summer enrichment program.

Auburn College of Education associate professor Sean Durham is excited to offer his annual summer enrichment program once again for area preschool students. This time, that offering will have a brand-new location: the College of Education’s new building.

May 09, 2025

Jaimie Roper is pictured talking inside one of her labs.

Dr. Jaimie Roper’s research aims to address what she says will be a major issue involving mobility in just five short years.

May 08, 2025

Congratulations College of Education Undergraduate Research Fellowship Recipients

Six students mentored in Auburn University’s College of Education, including four who are students in the college, were selected to receive 2025-26 Auburn University Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Ife Ayileka, AK Black, Marigrace Crossett, Grace Greer, Michaela Stanik, and Mary Walker will continue their research projects during the next academic year with the funding they received.

May 08, 2025

Jason Bryant walks with a group of students inside Opelika High School.

Jason Bryant, the director of the Truman Pierce Institute in Auburn's College of Education, says his childhood experience fuels his desire to help rural students and teachers throughout the state of Alabama.

May 08, 2025

Evelyn Hunter is pictured holding an iPad and talking to a patient

College of Education Associate Professor Evelyn Hunter’s research is intended to cause disruption. After all, the word disrupt is literally in the name of her pioneering research study, which is focused on helping those with multiple sclerosis.

May 07, 2025

Faculty and staff throw construction vests into the air inside the new College of Education building.

Light — abundant light from all corners that represents a brighter future for all. That’s what visitors to the College of Education’s new home will likely notice first upon opening the building’s large glass doors.

May 06, 2025

Madison Messick

Madison Messick, the College of Education's student marshal, is the third generation of her family to pursue teaching.

May 02, 2025

Kelly Buckingham

Meet Kelly Buckingham, Development Support Specialist in Auburn's College of Education.

May 02, 2025

Amy Baker is pictured with Auburn

When Amy Baker was a student in Auburn’s College of Education in the 1990s, she had what you might call a perfect view of Auburn Athletics—one that she says led to her calling.

May 02, 2025

A group of students is pictured with faculty and staff around a sign that states AU Teach

A first cohort of students from a new program created to address Alabama’s science teacher shortage, AU Teach, will graduate in Auburn's spring commencement ceremonies.

May 02, 2025

A group photo of those in the College of Education faculty band is depicted inside a music education lab.

Auburn’s College of Education rocks—literally. Students in the college’s School and Community General Music Education course recently teamed up with faculty and graduate teaching assistants to form several rock and pop bands.

April 30, 2025

Doris Hill

Doris Hill and her colleagues at the Regional Autism Network strive to raise awareness and assist those with autism spectrum disorder.

April 29, 2025

Dean Jeffrey Fairbrother is pictured inside a building.

Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, dean of the College of Education and the Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor, recently received an invitation to join the National Academy of Kinesiology Fellows, a prestigious global group of elite scholars.

April 28, 2025

Abby Lin wearing a hockey jersey and graduation cap and gown, holding a hockey stick with Samford Hall in the background

When Abby Lin wasn't hitting the books at Auburn, she was starting the women's ice hockey club team. Now that she's retired — her jersey is in the rafters — and graduating, she's ready for another challenge: medical school.

April 25, 2025

Jason Bryant

Meet Jason Bryant, director of the Truman Pierce Institute and a clinical professor of education leadership.

April 25, 2025

The success of the Warrior Research Center has ignited JoEllen Sefton's research and changed the trajectory of health for tactical athletes. Recently named the recipient of the 2024 Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach, she has spent the past two decades spearheading research and outreach to improve performance while reducing injury for military, police, firefighters and first responders.

April 24, 2025

Maddie Burdette is pictured with President Chris Roberts as he presents her with the president

Maddie Burdette is a star student in Auburn’s College of Education, both in and out of the classroom.

April 23, 2025

Headshots of Maury D. Gaston ’82, Megan Crouch ’97 and Anna Buckner ’95

Maury D. Gaston, Megan Crouch and Anna Buckner credit their Greek organizations for molding them into better spouses, parents, citizens and leaders. And as they’ve climbed to national Greek leadership roles, they hope to pass on their experience to a new generation of young men and women.

April 21, 2025

Emmaree Wilson

Meet Emmaree Wilson, the assistant director of student services for the EAGLES program.

April 18, 2025

Dean and the award winners

Three College of Education staff members were honored with the Dean’s Leadership Award at the Spring Awards Ceremony.

April 17, 2025