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A group of students wearing backpacks stand outdoors on a grassy area while an instructor speaks to them, with trees and campus buildings visible in the background.

Dr. Djibo Zanzot’s Honors section of Organismal Biology, BIOL 1037, is a reminder that honors education at Auburn University does not proceed in isolation from teaching and learning across the university. Rather, the smaller sizes of Honors classes often provide settings in which faculty can experiment with teaching methods that they can then apply more broadly.

April 28, 2026

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Honors alumna Maggie Tennant reflects on her time at Auburn University and in the Honors College, starting with her arrival in the fall of 2019, which didn’t begin in a lecture hall - it began with service.

April 27, 2026

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Every spring, the Honors College celebrates students, faculty and staff through the annual Eagles of Excellence Awards. The awards recognize individuals who have gone above and beyond in the Honors College and at Auburn University in the areas of leadership, research, service and teaching.

April 27, 2026

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Vivian Gates, a junior majoring in law and justice with a minor in German with the College of Liberal Arts, has been selected to represent Alabama at the Henry Clay Center’s College Student Congress, a highly competitive, two-week leadership and public policy program that selects only one student per state.

April 14, 2026

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Cater Hall is home to the Auburn University Honors College, but it is the students and staff inside who bring the historic space to life. As visitors walk through the doors of Cater, their first encounter is usually with two types of student workers: associates, who staff the front desk, and ambassadors, who speak with prospective students about their Honors College experience.

April 14, 2026

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Members of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) visited Auburn University this past March to celebrate current and former Astronaut Scholars and promote the foundation’s nationally competitive scholarship program.

April 14, 2026

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Earlier this semester, the Honors College hosted a Professional Networking Event, offering students an opportunity to practice professional communication skills and connect with local professionals across a range of fields.

March 31, 2026

Auburn Engineering student Eirik Mulder stands outdoors on campus with arms crossed, wearing a black polo shirt.

Eirik Mulder’s work at the intersection of aerospace engineering and computer science has earned him one of the nation’s top undergraduate research honors.

March 31, 2026

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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.

March 17, 2026

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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

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