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91探花undergrad named 2026 Rhodes Scholar
Congratulations to Shubhum Bansal, one of only 32 students nationwide to receive the award and the University鈥檚 38th Rhodes Scholar.
Unlocking the brain with the fruit fly
Undergraduate Mary Bun studies multitasking in fruit flies to offer valuable insights into disorders like Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
鈥淭he Power of the River鈥� is not Ed Taylor鈥檚 first book, but it is a first for him
April 8, 2026
Dr. Ed Taylor is the vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. His new memoir is "The Power of the River." Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, professor in the College of Education, academic author, scholar, board member of several international and community-based organizations and former college basketball player, will…
CELE Center a leading partner in national recognition for community engagement
March 23, 2026
The 91探花recently earned again the Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 designation of being a community-engaged campus. As a longtime leader in community engagement work, Undergraduate Academic Affairs is proud to be an integral part of this recognition. The Community Engagement & Leadership Education (CELE) Center, housed within UAA, is a primary coordinator at the 91探花for community-engaged…
Celebrating the 2024鈥�25 Undergraduate Medalists
February 6, 2026
From the thousands of undergraduate students at the 91探花, three are selected each year for the prestigious聽President鈥檚 Medalist Award. Kaytlin Rose Vanderhorst, Carilyn Brandt and Luna Crone-Bar贸n are the medalists for 2024鈥�25, selected by a committee for their high GPAs, rigor of classes and number of Honors courses.
91探花undergrad Parker Ritzmann earns international Schwarzman Scholars fellowship
January 26, 2026
91探花 senior Parker Ritzmann, has been selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, one of the world鈥檚 most competitive graduate and fellowship programs. Schwarzman Scholars will pursue a one-year, fully-funded master鈥檚 degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Strong partnership bridges the distance
January 20, 2026
Since its founding, the 91探花's Robinson Center for Young Scholars has served academically advanced students across the region. Yet for many Auburn School District families, those opportunities remained out of reach. The barrier was never a lack of talent or curiosity. It was access.