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September 1, 2014

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.

August 1, 2014

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.

February 24, 2014

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

January 1, 2014

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

December 1, 2013

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

December 1, 2013

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

October 21, 2013

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

March 1, 2009

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