Building Opelika’s future by preserving its past

5/20/2025

Charlotte Tuggle, Director
News and Media Services
CLA Office of Communications and Marketing
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Auburn Model United Nations team wins numerous awards at spring competition
Twenty undergraduate students competed in the annual Southern Regional competition in Charlotte, NC.
Music graduate pursues his passion at Juilliard
After attending a summer band camp, Wilson Childers decided to double major in engineering and music, but he found his passion for the trumpet was stronger than that for his engineering classes. Today, the 2020 graduate is currently furthering his musical talent at the prestigious Juilliard School.
The Conversation: Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks
Political science doctoral candidate Linggong Kong discusses the June 5 phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping for The Conversation.
Stroberg receives FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
The award is the highest honor a civil aviator can receive.
Auburn political science faculty lead national certification for elections workers
No official certification program for election administrators existed until Auburn and The Election Center partnered to professionalize election work.
Auburn expert talks interstates in new podcast
Rebecca Retzlaff looks at the history of interstates and how racially motivated actors influenced the routes we drive every day.