Ned Cobb, born in Tallapoosa County in 1885, was an African-American tenant farmer and member of the Alabama Sharecroppers’ Union. From the 1930s on, he fought for the rights of poor farmers in the South. In 1969, Theodore Rosengarten came to Alabama to search for and interview surviving members of...
TESS, or Together Embracing Successful Scholars, Talks feature distinguished female scholars at Auburn University. The three speakers at the event will focus their talks on the topic of an ever-changing world. Elizabeth Davis-Sramek, the Gayle Parks Forehand Professor in the Harbert College of Business, will present on “Inclusive Capitalism: Addressing...
Try cuisines from different cultures and widen your palate with amazing food!! Don't miss this amazing opportunity to expose yourself to new cultures and make new friends! The event is open to the public. Bring your friends and family and enjoy!
The Office of Sustainability and the Geosciences Department, together with the Marine Biology Club, Environmental Action Committee, and EarthStrike student organizations, are screening the National Geographic-produced film <a href='https://ql.mediasilo.com/#ql/5b9827f6e4b0ef240169baaa/8163f213-84a2-482b-a7bc-998bf9c2ee71'>'Paris to Pittsburgh'</a>. Set against the national debate over the United States’ energy future — and the USA’s exiting the Paris Climate...
First-generation college student, sociologist, and Harvard University assistant professor and author Anthony Jack will speak on campus Nov. 7 to discuss his research on experiences of low-income students within the academy, and his new prize-winning book The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students. This series explores how...
Join Emerge for their Spring Kickoff highlighting new programs and upcoming opportunities to get involved. You will hear from some of Emerge's student leaders, a panel of representatives from Delta Air Lines and guest speaker Yara Shahidi! Doors open at 4:30pm. Seating is first come, first served. You can reserve...
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. Undergraduate and graduate students have the option to become LEED Green Associates and demonstrate their certified knowledge in the field of green buildings. <span lang='en-US'>To date, this course and its materials have proven to be instrumental...
Despite rising public concern about climate change and public responsiveness to climate signals, governments around the world have struggled to pass and implement climate policies. This is exacerbated in the United States, where rising partisan polarization over climate change--and environmental protection more broadly--has made climate policy enactment exceedingly difficult. Today,...
Join Wild Science for the March Wild Science talk with Dr. Kelly Dunning! This talk focuses on Dr. Dunning's recent research in the Cayman Islands where the government plans to destroy an area the size of 10 football fields worth of pristine coral reefs. She will discuss how everyday people...
<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Kick off Earth Month in Auburn with the Office of Sustainability as they welcome the </span><a href='https://www.oscillationtransiafilmfestival.com/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Oscillation Transia Film Festival</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> to campus. The film festival is a traveling non-profit event exploring the intersection of solar energy application and environmental awareness through...
<div class='page' title='Page 1'> Auburn University Risk Management and Safety and the Ag Ambassadors will host a creek clean-up event along the banks of the campus' Parkerson Mill Creek! The clean up will span Parkerson Mill Creek beginning at the intramural fieldhouse, and students, faculty, staff and those associated with the...
<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Auburn University will host an online webinar, Solve Climate by 2030: </span><span style='font-weight: 400;'>National Power Dialog & Power Dialog for the State of Alabama, </span><span style='font-weight: 400;'>in support of the </span><a href='http://www.solveclimateby2030.org/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Solve Climate by 2030</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> project. In an effort to inject...
