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High-achieving STEM students can now apply for a national scholarship valued up to $15,000

February 13, 2025

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Emily Prim is the newest academic advisor for Honors College serving students with last names S-Z. Passionate about student success, she is dedicated to helping students achieve their goals and navigate their academic journeys.

February 07, 2025

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The Honors College’s official student organization, Honors Congress, has recently undergone structural changes that enlarge the group’s purview and provide a wider range of opportunities for Honors students to get involved, whether their interests are focused on academics, athletics, service, inclusion, facilitation or creativity.

December 03, 2024

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Auburn’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, will be moving to the Honors College beginning in 2025.

November 19, 2024

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Campus deadlines for the Truman Scholarship and the Goldwater Scholarship are quickly approaching. Students interested in becoming Auburn University’s nominee for either of these two national scholarships must apply by Nov. 22.

November 11, 2024

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Two Honors College students host a history based radio show on WEGL. Now it its fourth season, the show has become increasingly popular with students, faculty, family and fans across the nation.

October 18, 2024

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Taylor Davis and Amy Flynn are now part of the Honors College's award-winning advising team and look forward to advising students as they work towards their Honors designation. Recently, we sat down with both advisors and asked them a few questions about their life, the Honors College and some simple things that are important to them.

September 09, 2024

From the Loveliest Village on the Plains comes Mari Miles Dempsey, a senior chemical engineering Honors student concentrating in biomedical engineering, and currently researching the effect of acoustics in the growth and further development of physarum polycephalum in the Nature Inspired Fluids and Elasticity Lab.

August 12, 2024

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As the incoming director of the Honors College, Laura Stevens, the English professor and previous director at the University of Tulsa’s Undergraduate Research Challenge, immediately felt a sense of belonging.

August 09, 2024

The Jule

Interior design and business students find an unexpected partner in The Jule Museum when applying classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios as part of their Auburn academic experience.

July 24, 2024