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The KPMG Higher Education Outlook Survey, which polls 120 senior officers in college and universities, found that 85% of officials are either "very" or "somewhat" concerned about maintaining their current enrollment levels - up 14% from last year.

If you think you've seen every collegiate ice-breaker before, think again: Temple University's Ambler Campus Accounting Professional Society will host the first ever "CPA Dash" next Sunday, September 28th, at 11 a.m. As the name suggests, four-person teams are invited to participate in a relay race of sorts, showcasing their accounting skills on the fly.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been questioning some of the Big Four accounting firms about their policy of requiring their partners to agree to retire at a specific age.

For students and young professionals looking to gain a competitive edge in landing their dream job, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is here to help. Registration is now open for IMA’s 15th Annual Student Leadership Conference, to be held Nov. 6-8, 2014 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Indianapolis. Leading experts will be on hand to discuss career opportunities, business ethics, the value of CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) certification, and more.

Maintaining healthy client relationships is important for CPAs, particularly when their tax clients need some help with their tax planning that may require outside expertise.

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP has awarded PhD Project participant Joye Caston a two-year, $10,000 per year scholarship to pursue her doctorate in accounting at Jackson State University, marking the first Dixon Hughes Goodman Doctoral Scholarship to ever be awarded.

Content is at the center of marketing today. From articles to videos, from blog posts to whitepapers - you can’t market in today’s environment without creating content. The problem is, coming up with original content ideas evades most of us. So what do we write about?

Alloitt Group recently completed the Deloitte Ride Across Britain challenge - a nine-day (Sept. 6th - 14th), 969 mile "end to end" ride through the UK that benefits a charity of the participants' choosing.

The majority of Australian accounting students are now foreign, The Australian Financial Review reports. 79% of Australian graduate accounting students hailed from overseas in 2013, with 55% of international students comprising undergraduate scholars in the field as well. Accounting was only behind business and management enrollment for international students in the Australian collegiate system last year.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a new report on how internal auditors can take advantage of metrics to get better results.