Cultivate students’ interest in the accounting profession
Simple steps can help your department attract accounting majors.
Accounting Education
Summer reading for accounting faculty
If you’re looking for summer reading that will keep you turning pages and give you insight into world of finance at the same time, try one of these picks from your fellow educators.
Karen Braun, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D.
Visuals and real-life examples help textbook author Karen Braun, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D., keep accounting students engaged.
Bring cryptocurrencies into the accounting classroom
Cryptoassets are hot topics, but integrating them into the curriculum can be a challenge.
Make your teaching more effective by using brain science
An educational neuroscientist explains how to use the brain’s pathways to your advantage.
How to boost your students’ communication skills
Try these practical tips for improving students’ writing and speaking.
Practical ways to develop students’ critical thinking skills
Try these tips and exercises to improve your students’ analytical abilities.
3 high school students win AICPA-sponsored tournaments
Three high school students won live, AICPA-hosted Bank On It tournaments held at business and finance conferences in 2017.
CPA Exam software gets upgrade
Real-world testing informed the design.
AICPA Foundation scholarship recognizes outstanding incoming college freshmen
Ten incoming college freshmen received the first-ever AICPA Foundation High School Scholarship.
Advice for hiring accounting faculty
A shortage of traditional Ph.D. faculty has colleges and universities getting creative when it comes to hiring.
How to run a successful experiential learning project
Here’s what one faculty member learned from helping students run a pop-up shop.
Educators awarded for innovative accounting curricula
Seven educators received 2017 Effective Learning Strategies (ELS) Awards, which are given annually to professors in recognition of their innovative teaching practices and curricula in three levels of accounting coursework.
Reactions to the revised CPA Exam
Faculty, test-takers, and exam creators share their thoughts on the revised version of the CPA Exam.
How accounting students can help communities improve financial literacy
Across the country, accounting students are giving back to their communities by making financial presentations to teenagers, parents, entrepreneurs, and other groups. Learn some ways you can encourage your students to get started.
New, user-friendly software coming to the CPA Exam
A new software platform developed by the AICPA and available to CPA candidates at Prometric test centers was designed to make the CPA Exam easier for candidates to navigate.
Leading the way to success
Colleges, universities, and practitioners can help students develop “professional readiness” and the potential for leadership.
4 fun activities for the accounting classroom
Four accounting faculty members share some of their most memorable classroom activities.
Prepare accounting students for working with data analytics
This column features some best practices for introducing data analytics in your classroom.
When accountants walked with kings: Jacob Soll’s The Reckoning
Accounting history is a lot more exciting than you realize. Historian and MacArthur Fellow Jacob Soll, author of "The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations," discusses the vital role accounting played in the French and American revolutions.
