Due to the effects of the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, accounting professors have been forced to navigate the complexities of teaching in a nontraditional format…
Last October's column was about the need for change in the way accounting is taught in high school and college (“The Accounting Curriculum Needs a…
Regarding CPA Exam Performance and the Accounting Curriculum
Letter to the Editor
I recognize that the article “CPA Exam Performance” (Stephen E. Rau, Brian M. Nagle, and K. Bryan Menk, September 2019, http://bit.ly/2NhwIvq) focused on the difference between…
Accountants belong to a fulfilling and challenging profession, with tremendous opportunities for employment and growth. CPAs are in demand for all types of organizations, and…
As the new school year begins, it's time for the profession to examine how future CPAs are educated in the United States. It's no secret…
Disruptive new technologies and the growing pressure at many companies to reimagine the tax function are requiring tax and audit professionals to expand their skills…
ICYMI | Student Perceptions of What It Means to Be a Professional
A Survey of Domestic and International Accounting Majors
In Brief CPAs are often called “the trusted professionals,” but what this means is often open to interpretation. Do international and domestic accounting students share…
In Brief Accounting educators have used ethical decision-making models to teach ethics to accounting students for many years. The traditional models rely on prescriptive reasoning…
Does the future look bright for accounting majors? In its 2017 report of accounting enrollment and hiring trends in the public accounting sector, the AICPA's…
As the role of CPAs continues to expand, adapting and revising accounting curricula to meet emerging complexities becomes increasingly difficult. One such emerging area is…
ICYMI | The Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Accounting and Auditing Education
How Should the Profession Adapt?
In Brief The rapid pace of technological change continues to disrupt traditional procedures in all spheres, including the accounting profession. The authors examine the potential…
Growing Tax Experiential Learning Opportunities for Students
Connecting Accounting Practice, Academia, and the Community
Three consistent themes emerge from the AICPA's 2015 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits. First, the gap between…
Angelica Valeros, University of New Orleans
Future Professionals, in Their Own Words
Why did you go into accounting? I discovered my love for the profession at a personal injury law firm in the accounting department a few…
Richard Pallarino, College of Staten Island
Future Professionals, in Their Own Words
Why did you go into accounting? For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be an accountant. When I was younger,…
Developing a Student Community of Learning
Expanding Knowledge Using the Technical Committee Model
It is no secret that the accounting profession is experiencing changes, among them a newfound need to understand and use data analytics. Recognizing this reality,…
CPA Exam Performance
The Effect of Graduate Education and Accounting Faculty Credentials
*** In Brief The debate over how well the accounting curriculum in the United States serves the needs of both students and practitioners continues unabated.…
Many years ago, I graduated with a shiny new degree in accounting and landed a coveted job at a then–Big Eight accounting firm. I was…
Students today know much more about technology than their counterparts a generation ago. The advances in technology over the past two decades have forced them…
For most students, the price of higher education is steep and getting steeper. Annual increases in the cost of higher education have consistently outpaced the…
In Brief How much practical experience an accounting professor needs to be an effective educator has been a longstanding question within the accounting academy. Research…
ICYMI | How Online Learning Compares to the Traditional Classroom
Measuring Accounting Course Outcomes
In Brief As the popularity of online instruction spreads, many have questioned whether the method produces similar outcomes to the traditional classroom. The authors surveyed…
The Value of Certification and Professional Experience
Perceptions of Accounting Faculty and Business School Deans
In Brief Undergraduate accounting programs have a mandate to prepare students to successfully sit for the CPA exam, yet relatively few faculty members within those…
In Brief As the demands placed on professionals in all fields continue to change rapidly, particular attention has been paid to accounting education programs. There…
Student Perceptions of What It Means to Be a Professional
A Survey of Domestic and International Accounting Majors
In Brief CPAs are often called “the trusted professionals,” but what this means is often open to interpretation. Do international and domestic accounting students share…
One common challenge facing educators is determining how best to involve and actively engage students so they will do the work necessary to be successful…
The Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Accounting and Auditing Education
How Should the Profession Adapt?
In Brief The rapid pace of technological change continues to disrupt traditional procedures in all spheres, including the accounting profession. The authors examine the potential…
Young people are not taught enough about financial literacy. Schools do not teach kids the basics about the value of money, how to save, how…
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." — George Bernard Shaw Is the CPA profession declining in…
Urgent Need for Governmental Accounting Education
New Generation Needed to Fill Retirements at Federal, State, and Local Agencies
The need for governmental accounting education has never been greater in the United States, as governments at the federal, state, and local levels face a…
ICYMI | A Profile of Key Tax Personnel in Corporate America
Confronting Gender Issues on the Tax Track
The absence of female leaders in public accounting is well documented, and work/life balance issues are often cited as a significant consideration in turnover decisions…