Andrew R. Biebl, a tax principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in New Ulm, Minn., received the Institute’s 2016 Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education.
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Surprising classes accounting majors should consider taking before they graduate
Here are recommendations for classes outside the accounting department that could help students develop both personally and professionally.
What it was like to take the 1917 CPA Exam
This column looks back at the 1917 CPA exam.
Anoop Natwar Mehta, CPA, CGMA
Anoop Natwar Mehta, CPA, CGMA, president of Science Systems and Applications Inc., describes how a thriving scholarship program helps his company give back to the community—and provide benefits to employees.
How to find time to study for the CPA exam
Here are some time management tips from accountants who recently passed the exam.
What will be tested on the next CPA exam
A greater emphasis on testing evaluation and analysis skills beginning in 2017 is designed to keep the Uniform CPA Examination aligned with the skills newly licensed CPAs need in a changing business environment.
CPA credential delivers high value
A new analysis shows the earnings premium that accountants who pass the CPA exam receive at small, medium, and large companies.
Community colleges are an avenue to licensure
Community colleges have become an attractive option to help students meet the 150-hour licensure requirement.
What will be tested on the next CPA exam
The next CPA exam, which will debut in April 2017, will have an increased emphasis on higher-order analysis and evaluation skills, the AICPA announced.
Students test management accounting skills in annual competition
Students from the University of Kansas won first place in the 2015 AICPA Accounting Competition, earning them a $5,000 award for their school.
Scholarship recognizes graduate students on nontraditional paths to CPA licensure
Five outstanding students received the 2015-2016 AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship Award.
Transitioning into academia: A new pathway for practitioners
Practitioners who are interested in teaching accounting now have an easier pathway to academia: flexible doctoral programs that enable them to earn doctorates while working and earning a salary.
My pathway from practitioner to professor
A professor shares her story of moving from practice to academia and sheds light on the challenges and rewards of this career path.
Educators recognized for innovative curricula
The 2015 Effective Learning Strategies Awards, which recognize accounting curricula, are given each year to educators who demonstrate innovative teaching practices and curricula in one of three educational levels: introductory, upper level, and graduate.
Proposal aims for uniformity in CPE credit increments
CPAs would be able to earn continuing professional education credits in increments of one-fifth, one-half, or whole credits for all instructional delivery methods except nano-learning under an amended proposal issued Monday.
‘Why are you not a CPA?’
An accounting professor went on sabbatical and took the CPA exam, learning valuable lessons that he is using to help students in the classroom.
Minority Doctoral Fellowship awards aim to foster diversity in higher education
As part of its effort to help increase the number of CPAs from diverse backgrounds teaching and serving as role models at the college and university level, the AICPA awarded 22 scholars with the Minority Doctoral Fellowship.
AICPA/Accountemps Scholarship recognizes academic excellence and leadership skills
Four students received the 2015—2016 AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship, which is given annually to undergraduate and graduate-level accounting students who plan to pursue their CPA license.
Professor recognized for achievement in accounting education
Mark W. Dirsmith, CPA, Ph.D., received the 2015 AICPA Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award.
AICPA taking multipronged approach to lead candidates into the CPA pipeline
The AICPA’s multipronged approach to leading top candidates on the path to CPA includes a new high school accounting game, campus initiatives, mobile-friendly websites, and numerous other efforts.
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