Auburn University College of Education

Auburn’s College of Education has opened the door for candid discussion around mental health in rural Alabama, offering a series that brought Tallapoosa County residents, community leaders and university partners together for months of conversation, connection and practical guidance at Central Alabama Community College. Read more about how our college has led this mental health momentum at the link in the comments.

Auburn’s College of Education offers a specialized Master of Science (M.S.) program in Reading Education that provides advanced training in structured literacy and reading intervention. Read more about how the College of Education is leading the way in literacy success at the link in the comments.

It’s been another banner day in Auburn’s College of Education! Today, just in time for summer, we updated 13 light pole banners around our College of Education Building at the corner of Samford Avenue and Duncan Drive, featuring our outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni, who open doors and improve lives daily. War Eagle!

Auburn College of Education doctoral graduate Sara Ellison and faculty member Jill Meyer are among four scholars nationally recognized with an Outstanding Scholar Award from The Professional Counselor for research that is reshaping how mental health professionals understand self-injury. The award honors the co-authored study by Ellison (an adjunct faculty member at Auburn’s College of Education and the University of West Georgia), Meyer (a professor and director of Counselor Education at Auburn's College of Education), Julia Whisenhunt (a professor, assistant chair and program director at the University of West Georgia) and Jessica Meléndez Tyler (an associate professor at Vanderbilt University). The publication of their study’s findings in The Professional Counselor was selected as one of the TPC’s most outstanding articles of the year. Read more about their research at the link in the comments.

Two Auburn College of Education alumni are being recognized at the highest level of their profession, earning multiple national honors from the National Art Education Association (NAEA) for their leadership, service and lasting impact on art education. Elizabeth “Betsy” Logan ’78 and Linda W. Kieling ’82 have each received prestigious 2026 NAEA awards, underscoring the enduring excellence of Auburn-trained educators across the country. Read more about their achievements at the link in the comments.

Three students from Auburn’s College of Education were recently selected to be part of the Gogue Center Ambassadors organization for the 2026-2027 academic year. Lauren Anderson, a senior majoring in music education; Marielle Burque, a junior majoring in exercise performance and health optimization and minoring in dance; and Anna Daniels, a senior majoring in exercise science and minoring in dance, were chosen for the organization, which provides a leadership opportunity for Auburn students dedicated to serving the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center. Read more about the ambassadors at the link in the comments.

Auburn College of Education faculty member Katie Forster is leading the way in literacy success, teaching students evidence-based practices like the Orton-Gillingham approach — a highly structured, multi-sensory method regarded as a gold standard for teaching students with dyslexia. Learn more about how the College of Education is leading literacy success at the link in the comments.

Our inaugural cohort of 21 DPT students received their white coats Friday in a ceremony sponsored by East Alabama Health. They will begin clinical rotations this summer at locations across Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Congratulations to our future physical therapists!

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Auburn College of Education faculty Dr. Heidi Hadley and Dr. Tierney Hinman are leading the way in literacy success, having launched a new literacy partnership between Auburn and Beauregard High School that pairs Auburn sophomores as mentors with ninth-grade students. Learn more about how the College of Education is leading literacy success at the link in the comments.