Auburn Magazine
Summer 2024 Issue
Read about “RATS,” Rookie Auburn Tigers and their distinctive caps, Auburn’s RFID Lab, a new presence in downtown Birmingham, grads who are keeping iconic campuses around the country beautiful and our Lifetime Achievement Award winners.
Auburn Experience Keeping Teachers in the Classroom
As schoolchildren head back to school, hundreds of districts struggle to find qualified teachers. Here’s how Auburn alumni find the “why” in teaching that keeps them in the classroom.
Auburn Adapted Athletics: We’re Ready to Play
Adaptive sports are getting a boost from the Auburn Family.
Jumping In
Ambition, drive and a rock ‘n’ roll vision helped two Auburn graduates build a global outdoor lifestyle brand.
Auburn Experience Keeping Teachers in the Classroom
As schoolchildren head back to school, hundreds of districts struggle to find qualified teachers. Here’s how Auburn alumni find the “why” in teaching that keeps them in the classroom.
Auburn Adapted Athletics: We’re Ready to Play
Adaptive sports are getting a boost from the Auburn Family.
Jumping In
Ambition, drive and a rock ‘n’ roll vision helped two Auburn graduates build a global outdoor lifestyle brand.
Auburn’s Nature Preschool
Woodland Wonders Nature Preschool uses its outdoor-based, curiosity-first philosophy to better connect children to nature and learning.
Pannie-George’s Kitchen Gives Back
What started out as a “plate sale” to fund a family reunion is now Pannie-George’s Kitchen, a family-owned restaurant that serves more than great soul food.
Man Gives for 65 Years
Auburn grad invests in his alma mater for more than 65 years.
Auburn’s Nature Preschool
Woodland Wonders Nature Preschool uses its outdoor-based, curiosity-first philosophy to better connect children to nature and learning.
Pannie-George’s Kitchen Gives Back
What started out as a “plate sale” to fund a family reunion is now Pannie-George’s Kitchen, a family-owned restaurant that serves more than great soul food.
Man Gives for 65 Years
Auburn grad invests in his alma mater for more than 65 years.
The Age of Reason
Twenty-year-old mediator Jamie Lowe brings a different perspective to the table.
Writing Warrior
CJ Holmes’ rise from Auburn basketball walk-on to beat writer for the Golden State Warriors is the stuff of hoop dreams.
Two of a Kind
How two friends in two different fields came together to make a big difference.
The Age of Reason
Twenty-year-old mediator Jamie Lowe brings a different perspective to the table.
Writing Warrior
CJ Holmes’ rise from Auburn basketball walk-on to beat writer for the Golden State Warriors is the stuff of hoop dreams.
Two of a Kind
How two friends in two different fields came together to make a big difference.
Auburn Faculty Hobbies
From painting orcs to racing dirt bikes, Auburn professors have hobbies as varied as their areas of expertise.
Auburn Rugby Club’s Rise to Greatness
For decades, Auburn’s Rugby Club fought for relevance as much as victory. Then they were national champions.
We’ll Meet Again
Thanks to some passionate supporters, a powerful Holocaust play with Auburn ties will extend its run through September.
Auburn Faculty Hobbies
From painting orcs to racing dirt bikes, Auburn professors have hobbies as varied as their areas of expertise.
Auburn Rugby Club’s Rise to Greatness
For decades, Auburn’s Rugby Club fought for relevance as much as victory. Then they were national champions.
We’ll Meet Again
Thanks to some passionate supporters, a powerful Holocaust play with Auburn ties will extend its run through September.
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More Auburn Magazine Stories
Preaching What You Practiced
Coming back “home” has a new meaning in Auburn athletics these days. Eleven former Auburn players are back on the Plains as coaches (and many others who are in noncoaching roles).
An Experiment That Had to Work
2019 marks the 50-year anniversary of the integration of Auburn University athletics. History-makers, then and now, tell their stories of leveling the playing field on the Plains.
Belief and Action: Auburn University in the Era of #MeToo
As #MeToo reveals the prevalence of sexual assault, Auburn creates conversations, curricula and programs that support and inform.
For Pete’s Sake
How an Auburn engineer-turned-artist made a blue cat into a New York Times bestseller, Amazon Prime animated series and possibly Leonardo DiCaprio’s favorite character.
Rush to Greatness
Not content to follow a normal route after college, Carolyn Rush ’13 blazed her own. Now she’s helping women around the country through her work at Worn.
Dad Jokes
An up-and-coming comedian balances new fatherhood and fame with humor.
The Father Figure
At 48-Years-Old, pretty much the last thing in Joseph Toles’s life plan was to become a father.
The History of Aubie the Tiger
There are icons, and then there is Aubie. More than a mascot, more than a symbol, Auburn University’s king of clowning around occupies a unique place in the pantheon of collegiate spirit. The nine-time National Mascot Champion and first-ballot inductee into the Mascot Hall of Fame is the spirit of Auburn. This is his story.