Jason Bryant walks with a group of students inside Opelika High School.

Jason Bryant, the director of the Truman Pierce Institute in Auburn's College of Education, says his childhood experience fuels his desire to help rural students and teachers throughout the state of Alabama.

May 08, 2025

Evelyn Hunter is pictured holding an iPad and talking to a patient

College of Education Associate Professor Evelyn Hunter’s research is intended to cause disruption. After all, the word disrupt is literally in the name of her pioneering research study, which is focused on helping those with multiple sclerosis.

May 07, 2025

Faculty and staff throw construction vests into the air inside the new College of Education building.

Light — abundant light from all corners that represents a brighter future for all. That’s what visitors to the College of Education’s new home will likely notice first upon opening the building’s large glass doors.

May 06, 2025

Madison Messick

Madison Messick, the College of Education's student marshal, is the third generation of her family to pursue teaching.

May 02, 2025

Kelly Buckingham

Meet Kelly Buckingham, Development Support Specialist in Auburn's College of Education.

May 02, 2025

Amy Baker is pictured with Auburn

When Amy Baker was a student in Auburn’s College of Education in the 1990s, she had what you might call a perfect view of Auburn Athletics—one that she says led to her calling.

May 02, 2025

A group of students is pictured with faculty and staff around a sign that states AU Teach

A first cohort of students from a new program created to address Alabama’s science teacher shortage, AU Teach, will graduate in Auburn's spring commencement ceremonies.

May 02, 2025

A group photo of those in the College of Education faculty band is depicted inside a music education lab.

Auburn’s College of Education rocks—literally. Students in the college’s School and Community General Music Education course recently teamed up with faculty and graduate teaching assistants to form several rock and pop bands.

April 30, 2025

Doris Hill

Doris Hill and her colleagues at the Regional Autism Network strive to raise awareness and assist those with autism spectrum disorder.

April 29, 2025

Dean Jeffrey Fairbrother is pictured inside a building.

Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, dean of the College of Education and the Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor, recently received an invitation to join the National Academy of Kinesiology Fellows, a prestigious global group of elite scholars.

April 28, 2025

Abby Lin wearing a hockey jersey and graduation cap and gown, holding a hockey stick with Samford Hall in the background

When Abby Lin wasn't hitting the books at Auburn, she was starting the women's ice hockey club team. Now that she's retired — her jersey is in the rafters — and graduating, she's ready for another challenge: medical school.

April 25, 2025

Jason Bryant

Meet Jason Bryant, director of the Truman Pierce Institute and a clinical professor of education leadership.

April 25, 2025

The success of the Warrior Research Center has ignited JoEllen Sefton's research and changed the trajectory of health for tactical athletes. Recently named the recipient of the 2024 Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach, she has spent the past two decades spearheading research and outreach to improve performance while reducing injury for military, police, firefighters and first responders.

April 24, 2025

Maddie Burdette is pictured with President Chris Roberts as he presents her with the president

Maddie Burdette is a star student in Auburn’s College of Education, both in and out of the classroom.

April 23, 2025

Headshots of Maury D. Gaston ’82, Megan Crouch ’97 and Anna Buckner ’95

Maury D. Gaston, Megan Crouch and Anna Buckner credit their Greek organizations for molding them into better spouses, parents, citizens and leaders. And as they’ve climbed to national Greek leadership roles, they hope to pass on their experience to a new generation of young men and women.

April 21, 2025

Emmaree Wilson

Meet Emmaree Wilson, the assistant director of student services for the EAGLES program.

April 18, 2025

Dean and the award winners

Three College of Education staff members were honored with the Dean’s Leadership Award at the Spring Awards Ceremony.

April 17, 2025

Ben Timm checks on Larry Green before sitting him with a brace.

Seven students — six in engineering and one in exercise science — helped an Auburn Family member by developing a custom brace to combat dropped head syndrome.

April 17, 2025

Sophia Groth is pictured waving to a crowd inside Neville Arena during a gymnastics meet

Sophia Groth is well known for her exceptional athletic skills inside Neville Arena as a standout member of the Auburn gymnastics team. What some might not know is that she is just as much of a star in the classroom, nearing the completion — in just one year — of her master’s degree in adult administration of supervision and curriculum.

April 16, 2025

Mary Wheelock and Jessie Barclay are pictured smiling next to one another.

Auburn College of Education students Jessie Barclay and Mary Wheelock say they’ve learned a lot while teaching in a rural area. The two were the first in an initial cohort of the Rural Teacher Fellowship Program that the College of Education and University Outreach began this spring at Eclectic Elementary School in Eclectic, Alabama.

April 14, 2025

Laney Roe is pictured on stage holding an award.

Auburn College of Education student Laney Roe is not only a standout in the classroom but also for her stellar work in the college’s Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs as a top student worker.

April 14, 2025

Elyse Corbitt

Meet Elyse Corbitt, operations coordinator for the EAGLES Program.

April 11, 2025

Christopher B. Roberts, JoEllen Sefton and Royrickers Cook pose at an awards ceremony.

JoEllen Sefton received the 2024 Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach for her work's profound and lasting impact on the military, local public servants, tactical athletes and students.

April 09, 2025

Pre-doctoral interns pose for a group photo inside the new College of Education building.

Five students in the Counseling Psychology doctoral program of Auburn’s College of Education recently landed prestigious pre-doctoral internships at leading peer institutions.

April 08, 2025

Depicted is the exterior of the College of Education

Auburn’s College of Education is once again listed among the nation’s best public and private schools for graduate education programs, according to U.S. News and World Report.

April 08, 2025