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September 14, 2022

How faculty can address declining accounting enrollments

Faculty, firms, and associations all play roles in recruiting students.

September 1, 2022

What everyone can do to strengthen the next generation of CPAs

Firms, faculty, and CPAs all play crucial roles in promoting the profession to young people. Here are ways you can bolster the pipeline.

August 10, 2022

A syllabus your students won’t ignore

Skip the paper and go digital for a more engaging presentation.

August 10, 2022

Tackling NFTs in the accounting classroom

An emerging technology has interesting accounting implications.

August 9, 2022

Advice for avoiding the data waterfall in presentations

An accounting professor and author with a background in corporate America shares considerations and key questions when it comes to parsing and presenting data.

July 19, 2022

2024 CPA Exam Blueprints: The trends driving proposed changes

Get the rundown on changes proposed by the 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints, and why there’s a need for updates, in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 13, 2022

Pique students’ interest in the profession with forensic accounting

A promising career option provides exciting real-world context for accounting studies.

July 13, 2022

Data storytelling: A valuable and exciting skill to introduce to students

Help students prepare for careers using and communicating big data.

July 6, 2022

Feedback sought for redesigned 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints

The proposed exam’s design is driven by a desire to assure that newly licensed CPAs possess the skills needed to hit the ground running.

May 20, 2022

CPA Exam’s top scorers earn Elijah Watt Sells Award

The award, established in 1923, recognizes outstanding performance across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination.

May 10, 2022

What to do if students don’t like their grades

Three accounting academics offer advice on how to handle grade change requests.

May 10, 2022

CPA Town Hall: How to generate exam awareness early on

An experimental event aimed at providing students with CPA Exam information has become an annual occasion.

April 12, 2022

How to make lectures interesting

Follow this advice to be the best “sage on the stage.”

April 12, 2022

Legislation introduced in Senate to recognize accounting as a STEM field in K-12 education

The legislation could increase funding for accounting awareness and education.

March 8, 2022

Use Design Ideas in PowerPoint to create an animated title slide

By typing into the title slide you can access a range of design ideas related to the topic of your presentation.

March 8, 2022

Use your knowledge to boost the profession

Research with a pragmatic bent can aid practitioners.

March 8, 2022

Help students overcome speaking anxiety

Follow this advice to help students find their voices.

February 8, 2022

Teach students to address accounting questions using data analytics

Data analytics is a new means to the same end: providing high-quality and timely information to decision-makers.

February 8, 2022

Get students excited about the accounting profession

Connect students with practicing accountants to help overcome stereotypes.

February 8, 2022

How to easily transpose data in Excel

The Transpose feature allows you to rotate data from columns to rows and vice versa from rows to columns without reentering any of the data.

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.