AU Today - Awards and Honors

Diane Fuentes ’26 has been named a recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, representing Aurora University as a Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Each year, the Lincoln Academy honors an outstanding senior from each of Illinois’ four-year,...

President Susana Rivera-Mills received the Outstanding Commitment in Education Award from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs at a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in Chicago yesterday. Frerichs’ office hosts the annual event honoring the contributions and accomplishments of...

Aurora University is achieving top marks in education. The university earned the #10 spot in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges in Illinois rankings, joining Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and others for the...

Aurora University’s Algebra Recitation Program has been named a finalist for the 2025 Examples of Excelencia, a national, data-driven initiative recognizing programs that demonstrate evidence of effectiveness in improving Latino and all student success in higher education....

Aurora University congratulates the nearly 1,800 undergraduate students who earned Dean’s List honors for the spring 2025 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students who have earned a 3.6 GPA or higher. Students included on the Dean’s List completed a minimum of 12...