Welcome to the Office of Governmental Affairs at Auburn University. Our staff serves as the primary liaison between AU and various legislative and State government offices and officials.

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AU announces osteopathic medicine campus
Opelika-Auburn News

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine's new campus planned for the Auburn Research Park will represent a major economic development achievement that could help alleviate the shortage of doctors in rural parts of Alabama... Read more >>

Auburn engineers awarded more than $600,000 from governor’s Alabama Innovation Fund
Wire Eagle

Three Auburn University faculty members in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and one in the College of Agriculture have been awarded grants totaling more than $600,000 through the Alabama Innovation Fund as part of Accelerate Alabama, the state’s long-term plan to prioritize economic development. Read more >>

Justice Dept. clears Ala. legislative districts for 2014 elections
Montgomery Advertiser

New legislative districts designed by Republicans for the first time in modern state history were approved by the U.S. Justice Department for use in the 2014 elections. Read more >>