Sean McCabe

The annual program provides up to $10,000 and an internship to 10 diverse accounting students pursuing the CPA license.

As Black History Month begins, a number of prominent accounting organizations — including the AICPA, Illinois CPA Society, and the National Association of Black Accountants — have joined together in announcing a new yearlong diversity program.

Anders CPAs + Advisors announces its charity of choice; Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz donates $50,000 to nonprofits in Pennsylvania and Maryland; and a Cohnreznick partner is named to the American Cancer Society board of directors.

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants found that environmental, social and governance trends are increasingly becoming part of accounting and finance professionals' job titles for 2021.

"Our Impact Plan" will merge all of KPMG's environmental, social and governance goals into one, unified initiative.

Deloitte and its Deloitte Foundation announced that a student team from the Missouri university topped eight other schools in presenting an analysis of a detailed tax case.

A panel of diversity experts in the accounting profession found there is still unequal representation at senior levels, ahead of a report co-written by the IMA and CalCPA.

Big Four firm EY's College MAP mentorship program also saw 400 high school students receive nearly $800,000 in scholarships for 2020.

Dixon Hughes Goodman's Wesley McLeod, a partner at the Top 20 Firm's insurance practice, will head the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association's new committee devoted to diversity in the insurance sector.

The Association for Accounting Marketing is seeking nominations for its Marketing Achievement Awards and Marketer of the Year award.

Mississippi State University's Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy will offer two virtual master's programs, in accounting and taxation, beginning in fall 2021.

Big Four firm KPMG makes donations to mark MLK Day; Baker Newman Noyes donates laptops to Maine schools; and more charitable initiatives.

Thirty minority students are the latest group to graduate from the state society's annual diversity and internship training program.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs has awarded $1,200 each to ten of its members to help offset tuition costs on the road to becoming a CPA.

The Virginia Society of CPAs is offering local professionals a series of programs to counter mental stress and hardships from the ongoing pandemic and social climate.

The Top 100 Firm embraced togetherness for its staff members in the year ahead despite the ongoing limits of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meanwhile, Fulcrum Partners managing director Monte Harrick volunteers to keep his son's varsity basketball season going through COVID-`19 disruptions.

ConvergenceCoaching's 2020 Anytime, Anywhere Work Survey results anticipate that remote work is here to stay.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy's annual CPA Exam report also ranked CPA candidates by first-time pass rates, average score and sections taken.

The Securities and Exchange Commission rewarded the whistleblower who exposed potential securities law violations in connection with their audit-related responsibilities.