Recipients named for Auburn’s 2025 Research and Creative Works Internal Awards

6/25/2025

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Hicks named dean of Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts
Following a national search, Auburn University has selected Jason Hicks as the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts, effective July 1.
Law & Justice student creates community through leadership
Law and Justice junior Maggie Haggerty found her place at Auburn through her involvement in student organizations such as Mock Trial. Now she’s creating community for students like her by leading the Women in Law organization.
Auburn public relations professor receives $100,000 Pfizer grant to study vaccine hesitancy
Associate Professor Michail Vafeiadis will co-lead a first-of-its-kind study into why people choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Washington Post: At Alabama plantation, families of enslavers and enslaved strike a deal
The Washington Post covers the "Out of Whole Cloth" exhibit created by Auburn Professors Robert Finkel and Elijah Gaddis.
Social Justice Lecture Series to address labor markets and the poor
The lecture, titled “Moving the Needle: What tight labor markets do for the poor,” will address the question, “What happens when jobs are plentiful, and workers are hard to come by?”
Curating success in a visual world
Kathryn Floyd, an associate professor of art history, has received the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.