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2/6/2026

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WSFA: National aviation mechanic shortage sparks Auburn University, Southern Union training partnership
A new program to train aircraft maintenance workers is getting off the ground in Auburn with a major construction project. Auburn University and Southern Union State Community College entered a partnership to build a hangar to use for a new Airframe and Powerplant School.
Auburn Aviation recruits top gun to oversee flight education
Auburn University’s School of Aviation welcomed David “Rock” Bottomlee to its program this summer as the new director of flight education.
Auburn Africana Studies director honors John Lewis family with poem
On Dec. 6, the John R. Lewis Legacy Institute partnered with the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities to surprise Gibson with a framed copy of "This Land."
DAME Magazine: The Danger in Filling Out “Organ Inventory” Forms
Public health historian and Senior Lecturer Zachary Schulz discusses the implications of "organ inventories" for DAME Magazine.
Faculty Spotlight: Duha T. Altindag, Department of Economics
Altindag, an associate professor, studies labor economics and the motivation of politicians.
Auburn University professors release new book exploring the mystery of color
Professors Michael Watkins and Elay Shech provide an opinionated and selective introduction to key philosophical issues surrounding the nature of color.