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2025-2026
Honors Stories
This fall, honors colleges and programs at ten SEC universities -- more than half of the conference -- are joining forces to offer a first-of-its-kind academic experience exploring the business, legal and media dimensions of modern college athletics. The course will bring together students across institutions for a deep dive into the forces reshaping the industry, giving them direct access to experts and decision-makers who are helping define what comes next.
Published: March 17, 2026
To make it easier for students to engage more deeply in scholarly work and take the next step in their academic development, the Honors College has expanded its research grant program to offer two types of funding: Research Support and Conference Travel Grants. This program ensures financial support so students can take meaningful ideas, implement them, and share them across campus and the world.
March 17, 2026
Stinson Breads has become a community hub for area residents who yearn for the European bread and pastry culture that is usually absent in the deep South.
March 03, 2026
ACCT 2110, “Principles of Financial Accounting,” is a staple of many Auburn students’ education, being a requirement for all business majors while offering a valuable introductory course for students from many other fields. It is therefore not surprising that the Honors version of this course, ACCT 2117, is a highly sought-after class in the curriculum.
March 02, 2026
ACT with Honors, the newest student-led program in the Honors College, brings students together to build a strong culture of service and community engagement. This cocurricular program builds upon and extends the college’s signature Week of Service, which since 2014 has take place every August for up to 100 incoming students.
March 02, 2026
Auburn University is strengthening its reputation for success in National Prestigious Scholarships with renewed momentum to help more students discover and pursue these transformative opportunities.
February 17, 2026
The Honors College is increasing its commitment to academic innovation and faculty engagement through the Honor Your Teaching Fellowship program.
February 03, 2026
John Murray is participating in the Humanities at Hertog Fellowship, a highly competitive program that brings together students from around the world to explore classic and contemporary texts.
February 03, 2026
Peter White, associate professor of political science, has a clear origin story for the Honors Seminar: Games of International Relations - the game RISK.
January 20, 2026
On Dec. 3, 2025, more than 50 students and faculty gathered at the Hotel at Auburn University for a luncheon celebrating National Prestigious Scholarships (NPS) Aspirants and their Outstanding Mentors.
January 06, 2026
This past November, Auburn University’s chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, Gamma of Alabama, held its first initiation ceremony since the chapter moved into the Honors College last year.
January 06, 2026
