Two women hug while smiling indoors.
Impact
Summit Synergy

Auburn’s College of Education hosts its inaugural Education Summit to strengthen Alabama’s educator pipeline, surface innovations and build partnerships.

A headshot of Erika E. Rucker is shown in front of a background of greenery.
Impact
Rucker named new director of GEAR UP Achieve

Erika E. Rucker has been named the new director of GEAR UP Achieve, Alabama’s statewide Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant administered by Auburn University, effective Mar. 1.

Bonnie Short and Larry Saulsberry are pictured sitting as they give testimony.
Impact
The Science of Reading

Auburn College of Education doctoral student Larry Saulsberry and Alabama Reading Initiative Director Bonnie Short delivered testimony last week before a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on the topic of “The Science of Reading,” sharing Alabama’s progress and continued needs in advancing evidence-based reading instruction.

Will Leverenz and his dad at preview day
Impact
Preview Day

Students interested in education and healthcare attended the College of Education’s Spring Preview Day to learn more about the college.

A group of teachers and students pose for a photo along with several literacy kits inside a classroom.
Impact
Tools of literacy

Through the leadership and coordination of Auburn College of Education Professor Victoria Cardullo and Doctoral Fellow Andrea Forehand, a state-funded literacy initiative has reached a major milestone with the delivery of new Kindergarten through third-grade literacy kits to Union Springs Elementary School.

Cheyann Poague and Emma McCrary
Impact
Inspiring Educators

Auburn’s College of Education hosts the Future Teachers of Alabama Eastern Conference on campus for the second year in a row.

A group of students with laptops gather in a circle with a facilitator. The GEAR UP Achieve logo appears in the bottom left corner; the QuantHub logo appears in the bottom right corner.
Impact
GEAR UP Achieve expands services with strategic partnerships

Through a partnership program with QuantHub, GEAR UP Achieve students will access postsecondary readiness learning content comprised of multiple skill paths that blend academic reinforcement, career exploration and future-ready skill development.

A preservice teacher works with a ninth grader, discussing a book together
Impact
Learning together through literacy

Like many students his age, Ke'Zerrious Powell often let anxiety keep him from speaking up in class. Through a new literacy partnership between Auburn University’s College of Education and Beauregard High School, though, the ninth-grader is stepping forward — gaining confidence, building connections, all while helping future educators in turn.

Professors JoEllen Sefton and Michael Roberts
Research and Innovation
Two School of Kinesiology faculty members honored at Endowed Faculty Recognition Ceremony

JoEllen Sefton and Michael Roberts, faculty members in Auburn’s School of Kinesiology in the College of Education, were honored at the university’s 2025 Endowed Faculty Recognition Ceremony.

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Impact
Lofty Engagement

With the fall semester well underway on Auburn University’s campus, the College of Education’s EAGLES Engagement Council (EEC) is once again soaring to new heights of advocacy and impact.