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Octavia Spencer leads Auburn Family in celebrating Homecoming 2025
Homecoming 2025 welcomed members of the Auburn Family back to the Plains for a weekend of festivities, including a parade led by Academy Award winner and alumna Octavia Spencer. ...
Our Students
Lonyla Henton selected as student marshal for Auburn University’s summer 2025 commencement
Lonyla Henton, a graduating senior from Foley, Alabama, has been named the summer 2025 graduation marshal for the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University. ...
The Power of Place: Reflecting on a Summer in Rome
Johnathon Keller, a doctoral student in the Department of History, lived in his research this summer by studying abroad in Rome, Italy. ...
Department of Music performs ‘The Dog Song’ for civil rights icon Rev. Bernard LaFayette Jr.
In celebration of Bernard LaFayette Jr.’s lifelong commitment to nonviolent social change, Auburn musicians arranged a special performa ...
Research & Outreach
Architecture, History faculty awarded Auburn Creed Grant for historic preservation pilot
Two Auburn University faculty members are testing Alabama’s first Historic Preservation academic program to research disappearing Rosen ...
AI on campus: Technology-enhanced research paying dividends for scholars
Auburn University researchers are utilizing the ever-changing technology of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance and streamline thei ...
Weathering the storm: Political Science revives exchange with Netherlands university to prepare Alabama for severe weather
To strengthen Alabama’s readiness for natural disasters, Department of Political Science faculty are leading a knowledge exchange with ...
Arts & Culture
Woven with passion: ‘The Vine Man’ visits Pebble Hill
As part of the Alabama Folklife Association’s Traditional Artist-in-Residence program, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Ar ...
Theatre & Dance tickets directly supporting student scholarships
On each opening night of the Department of Theatre & Dance’s 2025-2026 season, all tickets and donations will directly fund student sch ...
Visionary designer Thomas Dunn transforming light, scenery for Theatre & Dance's 'Orlando'
Thomas Dunn, an award-winning scenery and lighting designer known for creating transcendent environments through light and space, is he ...
Outstanding Alumni
'The Tales of Sydney' and the Furry Friendship That Started It All
A special dog and unique friendship between two Auburn alumnae lead to a series of successful children’s books. ...
Going for gold with Spanish: Susan Melton’s ’76 career spans Olympic medalists to phone bills
Susan Melton ’76 has translated her Auburn education everywhere from the streets of Madrid to the Olympic podiu ...
Building Opelika’s future by preserving its past
Auburn alumna Kelsey Sullivan leads downtown revitalization efforts as executive director of Opelika Main Stree ...