Accounting students

Congress introduced bipartisan legislation to recognize accounting as part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula.

Five local students received $8,500 via the Indiana CPA Educational Foundation Scholarship, providing financial assistance on their road to CPA licensure.

The Illinois CPA Society awarded $104,500 in scholarships to 55 local accounting students as part of its annual Accounting Scholarship Program.

The Big Four firm has launched the Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable initiative in an effort to reach Black and Latinx accounting candidates earlier in their lives and provide future professionals with lifelong resources.

The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based institution is adding the online program due to the growing demand for IT professionals in the accounting and finance space.

Thirty-two local students will receive funds from the program for aspiring to be the "next generation of CPAs."

A joint report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants found that global accounting students expect a nontraditional career as they prepare to begin their professional lives.

The revised CPA exam will reward digital mindsets, data analytics and IT confidence.

The American Institute of CPAs recognized 89 students across the country with the highest scores on the 2020 Uniform CPA Exam.

The state society is accepting applications for a program aimed at local, underrepresented minority high school students pursuing accounting and business careers.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs awarded 36 college students and 13 high school students one-year scholarships based on academic performance and their intention to pursue accounting careers.

The annual award recognizes the top Uniform CPA Exam test-takers in the state, including the top three scores overall.

The service released a FAQ to explain how students and universities should report emergency financial aid grants related to the pandemic.

Having taken both, Christine Kuglin breaks down the differences between the hurdles to the two professions.

The "Accounting Program Curriculum Gap Analysis Report," from the American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, found that college programs must focus more extensively on areas such as predictive analytics and cybersecurity ahead of the 2024 CPA Exam.

The state society recognized Dr. Marina Ruseva and Michelle Avila for their contributions to accounting education over the last year.

The American Institute of CPAs opened registration for its 2021 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop, to be held Oct. 13-15, 2021, in New Orleans.

The Top 20 Firm will hold an annual summer program designed to recruit, develop and retain minority accounting students with a Diversity Leadership Summit and internship opportunities.

Fifty-one students across the state were awarded academic accounting scholarships this year, worth approximately $136,000.

The state society is looking for student applications for more than 40 scholarships by April 1, 2021.