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Students involved with Beat Auburn Beat Hunger showing number signage revealing the total donations raised this year

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Sets Record in 2025

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger raised a record 630,624 pounds of food during its annual food drive.

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UA Crowns 2025 Homecoming Queen

Morgan Grzybowski, a senior from Wildwood, Missouri, is UA’s 2025 Homecoming Queen.

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UA’s Impact on State, Local Economies Sets Records

UA continues to be an economic driver for the state as its flagship university set record high economic and fiscal impacts for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Culverhouse LEAD Program Named for Late Alumnus

Culverhouse LEAD Program Named for Late Alumnus

The Kelly LEAD program prepares undergraduates to lead with integrity, empathy and strategic insight.

UA Establishes School of Leadership and Policy

UA Establishes School of Leadership and Policy

The School will provide practice-based, interdisciplinary education to prepare diverse students as leaders and public servants.

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Events to Shed ‘Light’ on UA Homecoming Week 2025

NASA astronaut and UA alum Bob Hines will serve as parade grand marshal.


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