The next steps in implementation of the recommendations of the Pathways Commission on Accounting Higher Education were announced by the AICPA and American Accounting Association.
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Effective learning strategies awards highlight innovative curricula
The winners will present their curricula in person at the 2015 American Accounting Association annual meeting.
Professor earns Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award
Kenneth A. Merchant received the Institute’s 2014 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award, which recognizes full-time accounting professors who excel as educators and have achieved national prominence in the accounting profession. Merchant is the Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy at the Leventhal School of Accounting in the University
Special Recognition Award marks professor’s efforts to improve accounting education
Dan Deines, the Ralph Crouch/KPMG Professor of Accounting at Kansas State University, received the AICPA’s Special Recognition Award, which is given to an individual who has made a contribution of an outstanding nature to the success of a particular professional initiative. During his career, Deines, who also received the Institute’s
2014 Leadership Academy class learns skills to tackle management challenges
Thirty-eight young CPAs were selected to participate in the sixth annual Leadership Academy, a four-day AICPA program in which the participants learn strategic planning techniques and develop personal success skills for handling personal and professional management challenges. Leadership Academy participants, all between the ages of 25 and 35, were to
Lighting the fire: Strategies to fuel the future of learning
The AICPA assembled the Task Force on the Future of Learning to address critical issues in professional development as the workplace evolves. See the task force’s four major recommendations.
A pipeline for diversity
A professionwide effort to grow the ranks of underrepresented minorities in accounting has been developed by the Howard University School of Business Center for Accounting Education’s Pipeline Working Group, supported by the AICPA. The initiative is focusing on reaching out to high school and community college students in an effort to create a pipeline of talent to the profession.
How real work experience can help students, businesses
Getting work experience while in college can give accounting and finance students an edge in their post-graduation job search, according to a new survey. Meanwhile, businesses that provide work opportunities for students can build a network of promising talent that will pay big dividends in the future, experts say. Eighty-three
Scholarships awarded to high-achieving students who plan to become CPAs
Ten students received 2013–2014 AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship awards. These scholarship awards are given annually to undergraduate and graduate-level accounting majors who aspire to become CPAs, demonstrate academic excellence, and show exceptional leadership. Eligible applicants must have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 and completed at least 30 semester hours in
Program combines scholarships with community service and leadership skills
The Institute awarded more than $370,000 in scholarships to 117 undergraduate and graduate students through its AICPA Legacy Scholars program. AICPA Legacy Scholars are Student Affiliate Members (a free AICPA membership option available to all students) who have received a one-year AICPA scholarship and will continue to receive benefits beyond their
Educators recognized for innovative teaching practices
The AICPA announced the winners of the annual accounting curriculum awards, which are given to educators who have demonstrated innovative teaching practices in one of three distinct educational levels: in the first sequence of accounting, in junior- and senior-level accounting courses, and at the graduate level. Markus Ahrens, professor of
A leadership tutorial from education innovator Sal Khan
Sal Khan’s story has many of the markings of a classic Silicon Valley narrative. Khan, an investment analyst working in Boston at a hedge fund, in 2004 began using Yahoo Doodle and phone calls to tutor a faraway cousin struggling with math. That evolved into posting simple video lessons on
A Profession’s Response to a Looming Shortage: Closing the Gap in the Supply of Accounting Faculty
For some time, leaders of the accounting profession have been concerned about an impending shortage of accounting professors, particularly in the audit and tax specializations. A recent analysis co-sponsored by the AICPA and the American Accounting Association reveals that between 500 and 700 accounting faculty per year will retire over
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