Accounting education

As part of the AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students, the AICPA Foundation offered 23 minority doctoral students a $12,000 fellowship. 

Having an inexperienced staff person correct a small error has great value in their training.

Aaron Doucet, a partner success manager with Xero, warns professionals against getting too complacent.

In partnership with Saint Peter's University, the firm is helping aspiring CPAs fulfill their 150-hour requirement through work experience.

The American Institute of CPAs received a $120,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Labor to expand its Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners in the state.  

Female employees are seen as having less ability but more potential, according to a new accounting study.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants released a report exploring the post-pandemic role of educational technology, or edtech, identifying tips and trends for users.

Accounting curricula need to better prepare students for the profession's digital age.

The Center for Audit Quality introduced a new high school curriculum to expose students to accounting careers and grow a more diverse talent pipeline.

The University at Buffalo's School of Management team won second place in a best practices competition for their advanced interviewing workshop that aims to help students develop their interpersonal skills in a post-pandemic setting. 

The online small business management platform announced partnerships with NABA and ALPFA to launch programs to increase diversity in the profession.

The Tennessee Society of CPAs awarded $285,000 in scholarships to 111 students through the of TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation.

The 10 accounting students will receive free access to the company's CPA exam review course.

The professional services firm said it would no longer consider a 2:1 degree as a minimum requirement for entry-level jobs or internships.

Once the firm's lead recruiter at Howard University, Derek Thomas will take on responsibility for bringing on new talent across the board.

The proposed changes to the exam structure merit attention, with a shift from the current four exam sections to three "Core" sections.

A group of 25 high school students traveled from across Massachusetts to attend the Accounting Careers Exploratory Leadership event organized by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs.

Tayiika Dennis is the new chair of the society's board of directors, while Adam Blitz is chairing the CalCPA Education Foundation.

The American Institute of CPAs named the recipients of the 2022 Effective Learning Strategies Awards and recognized four other professors for excellence.

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC ranked only behind Amazon.