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May 11, 2021

Prepare your students for hybrid recruiting

As students search out their own career paths, faculty can help by preparing them for both virtual and in-person career events.

May 4, 2021

CPA Evolution Model Curriculum FAQs

Jan Taylor-Morris, academic in residence at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, representing AICPA & CIMA, gives answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the CPA Evolution Model Curriculum launching this June.

April 13, 2021

How one accounting program introduces students to RPA

A professor explains how and why to incorporate the technology into the curriculum.

April 13, 2021

See descriptive statistics in Excel

Learn how to use Excel to quickly calculate basic descriptive statistics for a dataset, including mean, standard deviation, minimums, and maximums.

April 12, 2021

What we can do to increase the number of Black CPAs

African Americans are still underrepresented in the accounting profession: Only 2% of CPAs are Black. In this second part of a two-episode podcast, we look at what the profession can do to increase the number of Black CPAs.

March 12, 2021

Wanted: More systems and analytics training for accounting students

College and university accounting departments should update their curricula to meet the demands of practice, an AICPA-NASBA gap analysis survey found.

March 9, 2021

Get started with robotic process automation

Experts offer their advice on teaching this emerging technology.

March 9, 2021

How an academic fellowship can boost your career

Taking an academic fellowship with an institution such as the SEC or the PCAOB is a big commitment. But doing so could reap benefits for your scholarship and teaching, and even change the course of your career.

March 9, 2021

Add the Data Analysis ToolPak to Excel

Excel’s Data Analysis ToolPak allows you to perform many advanced data analytics functions. Here’s how to enable it.

February 9, 2021

Various ways to display formulas in Excel

There are a number of different ways that you can display formulas in Excel. This can be useful when investigating why a certain formula isn’t working correctly or when grading your students’ worksheets to ensure they are using formulas correctly.

February 9, 2021

What faculty should know about Alteryx

Don’t be afraid of teaching this easy-to-learn data analysis software.

February 1, 2021

Finance professors receive innovative teaching award

Peter Bossaerts and Nitin Yadav, professors at the University of Melbourne, Australia, received the 2020 FMA Innovation in Teaching Award.

January 12, 2021

Lessen your stress heading into 2021

Try these suggestions from faculty and other experts for reducing the strain and taking better care of yourself and your students.

January 12, 2021

Look your best during online classes

Improve the way you appear on camera with a few simple tweaks.

January 12, 2021

Spend less time on repetitive tasks with Excel macros

Make mundane tasks easier by harnessing the power of automation.

January 1, 2021

Scholarship promotes Ph.D. students with real-world experience

The 2020 William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarships provide one-time awards of $10,000 to five outstanding CPAs pursuing doctorates in accounting who demonstrate significant potential to become mentors for the next generation of CPAs.

January 1, 2021

Scholarship encourages minority doctoral students

The Minority Doctoral Fellowship program provides $12,000 to students who are ethnic minorities and U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who have earned a master’s degree or worked at least three years full time in the accounting profession.

January 1, 2021

Awards highlight innovative teaching tools

The AICPA’s 2020 Effective Learning Strategies Awards are given each year to college and university educators who develop unique and effective teaching tools for introductory, upper division, and graduate courses.

December 8, 2020

Use VLOOKUP to help manage your gradebook

VLOOKUP is a formula that allows you to “look up” certain data and retrieve it into another table, by row. This function can be especially useful when you have a well-structured table with information organized by rows (such as a gradebook)!

December 8, 2020

Get the most out of a guest speaker visit

Preparation can make the difference between a great experience and a mediocre one.

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AI risks CPAs should know

Are you ready for the AI revolution in accounting? This JofA Technology Q&A article explores the top risks CPAs face—from hallucinations to deepfakes—and ways to mitigate them.