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Huron Consulting Group, a consulting firm set up by a group of former Arthur Andersen partners, is now facing a series of shareholder class-action lawsuits after admitting last week to accounting irregularities.

Millennials do care about their financial future, more than protecting the environment, improving their physical health and nutrition or strengthening bonds with family and friends, at least according to Charles Schwab.

The IRS has begun sending out refund checks to victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, but the big checks have not yet gone out the door.

Plante & Moran will be offering a course in how to use the social networking site LinkedIn during orientation for entry-level staff.

The American Accounting Association’s annual meeting featured a thought-provoking panel discussion Wednesday on the impact of financial regulatory reform on the profession.

Job advice is universal – as everyone who is out there pounding the pavement faces the same thing – rejection.

Judging by the American Accounting Association’s conference this week in New York, accounting education is booming.

Minority doctoral students got a boost this past weekend when the KPMG Foundation granted thousands of dollars in scholarships for the upcoming academic year.

IMGCAP(1)]In Fall 2008, I read about AICPA Board Chair Ernie Almonte’s vision for the Leadership Academy with great interest. Fast forward eight months, where I had the opportunity to travel to Chicago and attend the Academy. After three inspiring days of networking and roundtable discussions, it was no surprise to hear Almonte express to the participants of the inaugural Academy that it was the culmination of “a dream come true.”

The House of Representatives has approved executive compensation legislation that would give shareholders a nonbinding vote on the pay packages of senior executives.