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January 9, 2018

How accounting students can help communities improve financial literacy

Across the country, accounting students are giving back to their communities by making financial presentations to teenagers, parents, entrepreneurs, and other groups. Learn some ways you can encourage your students to get started.

January 9, 2018

Reactions to the revised CPA Exam

Faculty, test-takers, and exam creators share their thoughts on the revised version of the CPA Exam.

January 4, 2018

New, user-friendly software coming to the CPA Exam

A new software platform developed by the AICPA and available to CPA candidates at Prometric test centers was designed to make the CPA Exam easier for candidates to navigate.

January 1, 2018

Leading the way to success

Colleges, universities, and practitioners can help students develop “professional readiness” and the potential for leadership.

December 12, 2017

4 fun activities for the accounting classroom

Four accounting faculty members share some of their most memorable classroom activities.

December 12, 2017

Prepare accounting students for working with data analytics

This column features some best practices for introducing data analytics in your classroom.

December 6, 2017

When accountants walked with kings: Jacob Soll’s The Reckoning

Accounting history is a lot more exciting than you realize. Historian and MacArthur Fellow Jacob Soll, author of “The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations,” discusses the vital role accounting played in the French and American revolutions.

December 1, 2017

Minority Doctoral Fellowships encourage diversity in education

The AICPA has awarded 27 students with the 2017–2018 Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students.

December 1, 2017

AICPA awards Legacy Scholarships

The AICPA has awarded four scholarships under its Legacy Scholars Program.

November 14, 2017

Help students improve their study skills

This article offers steps educators can take to help students become studying pros.

November 14, 2017

Integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence into the accounting curriculum

This article discusses these tools and offers suggestions on how accounting departments can introduce them to faculty and students.

November 1, 2017

Student and Marine veteran recognized for academic success while battling PTSD

William Chapman, an undergraduate student at James Madison University, received Beta Alpha Psi’s Medal of Inspiration Award.

November 1, 2017

Professor honored for achievements in accounting education

Michael Granof, professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2017 AICPA Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award.

November 1, 2017

College accounting enrollment continues at historic pace

Record number of bachelor’s students offsets drop in master’s enrollees; hiring of new grads shrinks.

October 10, 2017

Keep smartphones from becoming a distraction in class

Here are some ways to encourage good digital etiquette in class—and keep students focused on the day’s lesson.

October 10, 2017

5 great tools for accounting educators

Expand your teaching toolbox with these finds from the AAA Annual Meeting.

September 1, 2017

How accounting programs can help students pass the CPA Exam

The CPA Candidate Success Research Project identified best practices that schools employ to help students achieve success.

September 1, 2017

One way CPAs give back: The Career Fair Skills Workshop at North Carolina A&T

CPAs volunteer to help students develop the interviewing and résumé-writing skills they need to apply for accounting jobs.

September 1, 2017

Inspiring the next generation: How CPAs can contribute on campus

Opportunities abound for CPAs to become involved on campus, from teaching to guest-speaking to serving on boards or advisory councils. Learn how you can help accounting students succeed.

September 1, 2017

Workshop graduates hone networking skills and prep for CPA Exam

Ninety-eight students graduated from the AICPA 2017 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop (ASLW), a program designed to strengthen ethnic-minority students’ professional and networking skills, and help them prepare for the CPA Exam.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

4 ways solo practitioners can stand out

Five years ago, a grieving Angel Zhen started his own CPA firm with no clients and no revenue. Today, he has 300 clients, $600,000 in revenue and 12 weeks of annual vacation. In this JofA article, he shares how he set up his firm and how you could do the same.