SEC academic logo with SEC ALDP Fellows 2025-26 cohort underneath
Academics

The Southeastern Conference's professional development initiative aimed at preparing and advancing academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond includes Auburn's Brent I. Fox, Justin Miller, Laura W. Plexico and Xiao Qin in the 2025-26 cohort.

October 08, 2025

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will receive the IQLA Laureate Award, and former NASA astronaut and Auburn alumna Jan Davis ’77 will be honored with the IQLA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Auburn Family

For the first time in its 32-year history, the College of Human Sciences’ annual International Quality of Life Awards will take place in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8. This year’s celebration will blend the significance of an iconic city with an awards program dedicated to advancing well-being and improving quality of life around the world.

October 07, 2025

Matthew Mercer and Emily Friedman speaking on stage
Campus Experience

Matthew Mercer, acclaimed voice actor and founding member of Critical Role, discussed storytelling, creativity and the power of community through tabletop gaming with Jean W. Liles Professor of English Emily Friedman.

October 07, 2025

Kathryn Conradson is pictured next to the sign that reads:
Academics

Auburn College of Education alumna and Reeltown Elementary School Principal Kathryn Conradson is among several school leaders who are benefitting from the Alabama New Principal Mentoring Program, a statewide initiative co-created by Auburn College of Education Professor Ellen Hahn.

October 07, 2025

Olivia smiles for the camera while wearing a graduation cap and gown
Research and Innovation

Olivia Martín-Piñón, who earned a doctorate from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences in May, studies how family routines affect children's sleep.

October 07, 2025

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Impact

Faculty and students from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture have teamed up to create multiple scale models of the Alabama State House.

October 06, 2025

LED, engineering, band, lights, halftime
Campus Experience

Two years removed from its award-winning Metallica-themed halftime show, the Auburn University Marching Band returns to Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 11, with “Game On,” a video game-inspired performance featuring synchronized LED technology across 343 band members.

October 06, 2025

Glenn Loughridge leans against a railing in an Auburn dining facility
Giving

Glenn Loughridge’s mission is clear — to create the best student experiences he can. One of the ways he impacts students is through the Welcome Home program. And the Auburn Family’s generosity provides 100% of the funding.

October 04, 2025

Graduate student Madison Shelley explains her poster to a woman.
Academics

The annual Auburn Pulp and Paper Foundation conference brought together 49 companies, more than 200 attendees for the first time and raised more than $44,000 in student scholarships.

October 03, 2025

Academics

When Ally Jackson first came to Auburn, she felt at home — so much so that she stayed for three degrees in poultry science.

October 02, 2025