Sean McCabe

CPA Ontario announced on Friday that Matthew Roman of Toronto has won the Ontario Gold Medal, awarded to the top writer of the Common Final Examination (CFE) in the province. The CFE represents a national three-day evaluation test that challenges students' essential knowledge, professional judgment, ethics, and communication ability on their way to becoming CPAs.

Accounting School Guide, an online resource created to "give accounting students an unbiased, accurate assessment of different accounting schools and degrees," recently listed their ranking of their top 10 online accounting schools for undergraduates.

EY, the official professional services provider of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, announced this week that they will host a number of events during this year's Summer Games, as part of the firm's Building a Better Working World campaign.

Mentoring young staff should be a crucial part of the recruiting and retention tool kit of more accounting firms

The National Society of Accountants (NSA) announced on Monday that 32 students have earned scholarships via the Society's Scholarship Foundation for 2016, totaling $35,300 overall. Since the Foundation's inception in 1969, over $1 million in scholarships have been awarded to undergrad and graduate students pursuing an accounting career.

AffordableSchools.net, an online resource focusing on affordable higher education institutes and academic programs, recently announced their ranking of the 25 Most Affordable Online Masters of Accounting Degrees. American Public University System (Charles Town, W. Va.) was placed first, with the University of Massachusetts-Lowell (Lowell, Mass.) and Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, Utah) taking second and third, respectively.

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announced on Monday the election of Angela Witzany as chairman of the organization’s 2016-2017 Global Board of Directors. The election of Witzany, as well as the rest of the Global Board, was held at the IIA’s annual business meeting following the organization’s 75th International Conference in New York City.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced today the 72 recipients of the 2016-2017 Academic Year PCAOB Scholarship, a $10,000 merit scholarships used to encourage undergrad and graduate students to pursue careers in audit.

According to a new survey from Accountemps, 30 percent of surveyed CFOs cited a motivation to learn new skills as the most necessary trait for professionals to succeed in today's business landscape. Interpersonal skills (27 percent) and the ability to "adapt easily to change" (24 percent) followed closely behind.

Becker Professional Education announced on Wednesday that 68 of the 75 Elijah Watt Sells Award recipients for 2015 were students of Becker’s CPA Exam Review course. Becker further claims that more than 90 percent of Elijah Watt winners since 2005 have prepared for the exam using their review course.