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The Big Four firm announced that University of Kentucky professor Jeff Payne will be the fourth academic to oversee audit education and research.

The second annual competition saw STEM student teams from across the globe develop AI-driven solutions.

The two universities join the University of Mississippi in including a tax concentration for the Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics program.

Honkamp Krueger and PICPA launch podcasts; two universities expand KPMG master of accounting with data and analytics program to include tax; and more CPA news.

The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council has fined KPMG’s U.K. firm £5 million (discounted through a settlement to £4 million, or about $5.2 million) for its fiscal year 2009 audits of the Co-operative Bank.

Online career resource Vault.com named the Big Four firms as the best accounting workplaces committed to female, minority and LGBT diversity for staff members.

The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council also 'severely reprimanded' the firm, as well as two partners.

KPMG names chief global talent officer for tax; BKD welcomes 23 new partners and managing directors; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

Fortune magazine ranked the top 25 companies to work for in consulting and professional services, featuring a number of prominent accounting firms.

The Vault Accounting 50 ranks the top workplaces in North America based on prestige, firm culture, and other factors.