Diversity and equality

Tayiika Dennis is the new chair of the society's board of directors, while Adam Blitz is chairing the CalCPA Education Foundation.

In recognition of the first Black CPA in 1921, the group named the recipients of the nearly $100,000 it committed to giving to 100 Black accounting students to help them become CPAs.

CliftonLarsonAllen’s CLA Foundation has committed $1 million in grants to the National Association of Black Accountants to seed NABA’s new Pathway to College program, support human capital needs, and create scholarships.

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The VSCPA's Educational Foundation awarded over $59,000 in undergrad, graduate and doctoral scholarships to 28 accounting college students across the state.

Forty-one members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs were highlighted for their contributions to the accounting profession.

The scarcity of Black professionals in public accounting is a fact. There are many reasons for that but discussing these reasons won’t solve this issue.

Leading firms share tips on moving the needle on DEI in the profession at the AICPA's Engage conference.

The lack of proper representation of Black people in accounting made it much more difficult to attain what two CPAs recently accomplished.

Individual and organizational success for all businesses hinges on diversity, equity and inclusion.

The state society honored four female professionals across Experienced and Emerging Leader categories.

The Virginia Society of CPAs' Curtis C. Duke and Dr. Ruth Coles Harris Scholarship will annually be awarded to Black/African-American students in honor of the first Black male and female CPAs in the state.

Anoop Natwar Mehta, elected the 2022-2023 chair of the American Institute of CPAs, says he will look to bolster DE&I initiatives during his one-year tenure.

The service is being asked to provide more information about the race, ethnicity and sex of taxpayers but is facing legal restrictions, according to a new report.

Women make up only 27% of partners and principals at CPA firms.

Deloitte has created a DEI Institute, an initiative aimed at advancing diversity, equity and inclusion through research, collaboration and events focusing on emerging DEI trends and issues.

The California Society of CPAs honored three top female professionals across the state, from emerging to experienced leaders.

The accounting profession is undergoing a reexamination of its efforts to address the lack of diversity, not only in the U.S. but in other parts of the world.

Upstate New York firm Dermody, Burke & Brown takes ‘female-friendly’ to new levels.