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2025-2026
Honors Stories
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.
Published: 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
Featuring a staple of the Honors College’s curriculum for the past decade - HONR 3001, “The Business of Creativity and Innovation,” a seminar taught by Christopher Qualls, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance.
December 02, 2025
Victoria Ashley, a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, has spent her time at Auburn leading with a “servant’s heart.”
December 02, 2025
Jack Janik’s time at Auburn was shaped by curiosity, collaboration and a growing passion for tribology — the study of friction, wear and lubrication. The graduate of the Honors College and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering credits Auburn with helping him discover his academic interests and prepare for a career in industry.
November 10, 2025
The new Honors College Research Venture Lyceum courses offer small-scale research experiences to Honors students across several fields.
October 28, 2025
Of the more than 130 programs offered through Auburn Abroad, three — Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy, Business minor in Milan, Italy and Tropical Conservation and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica — also allow students to earn a complete minor in only seven or 13 weeks.
October 27, 2025
Rachel Dinkel is contracting her way through her Honors career. Contracting allows students to earn Honors credit by adding a unique, academically rigorous component to a non-Honors course. These projects go beyond the standard curriculum, offering students the chance to dive deeper into topics that matter to them, whether this is through research, creative work or service learning.
October 13, 2025
The Honors College hosted its annual Induction Ceremony on Sept. 14, welcoming its newest Honors students in a moment that marked the beginning of their Auburn journey.
September 29, 2025
One of the benefits that Honors students enjoy during their time at Auburn is access to two academic advisors: one rooted in the college of their major and one in the Honors College.
September 15, 2025
During the Honors College's annual Week of Service program, 86 students and 15 student counselors served a total of 1,045 hours.
September 02, 2025
