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The Department of Accounting continues its curriculum innovation to meet the changing needs of the accounting industry. As firms begin to incorporate data analytics, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, students must have the foundational knowledge and technical skills to meet the new expectations in the profession.  “Today’s accounting students need to be able to use […]

This spring, the Master of Accountancy program had to adjust to a new environment inside and outside of the classroom. Classes moved online, speakers were rescheduled and students scrambled to adjust to testing changes.  One of the spring events, the annual visit to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the U.S. Securities and […]

Dear Friends of the Department of Accounting: As I write this letter, we have just finished one of the most unprecedented semesters in recent memory. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, students, faculty and staff rapidly transitioned to online classes mid-semester. We all navigated a different way of learning, instructing and connecting. The Department remained […]

Jayanthi Krishnan, professor and Merves Research Fellow, is set to start her new leadership role as the senior editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (AJPT). AJPT is a highly ranked international journal and a publication of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. As senior editor, Krishnan will lead a team […]

Professor Elizabeth Gordon is an internationally recognized researcher and educator, and now chair of the Department of Accounting at the Fox School of Business. In her first year as chair, Gordon has reinvigorated the curriculum and faced the unprecedented challenge of moving the entire department online.  A first-generation college graduate, Gordon attended Indiana University, where […]

Cameron O’Donnell, BBA ’19, transferred to Temple University as a sophomore looking for a major that interested him and provided unique job opportunities. After some searching, he found that accounting fit the bill. As O’Donnell says, accounting is “a dynamic, forward-thinking profession that provides the motivated and curious with opportunity.” Just one year into his […]

Dear Friends of the Department of Finance,  As I write this letter, we are now embarking on a journey of all classes being delivered online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are taking all precautions to keep our faculty, staff and students safe yet still ensure that they can finish the semester in all […]

The business industry is an ever-evolving field with new concepts and technology constantly being implemented for the common good. Having an understanding of how corporations manage company conflict is essential for a successful career in business. The Department of Finance at the Fox School of Business is pleased to welcome three new professors—Thomas Kenny, Ming […]

One by one, members of a community caught in the center of the gun violence crisis came to the table, adjusted the microphone and told their stories. Leaning in and listening intently were several members of Pennsylvania’s Special Council on Gun Violence, all seated in a large, second-floor room at the Lewis Katz School of […]

Dear Friends of the Department of Accounting,   I am honored and humbled to become the chair of this great department. I have been a faculty member at the Fox School for 12 years. During that time, our department benefited tremendously from the leadership of the former chair, Eric Press. I will do my very best […]

This summer, the Accounting faculty at the Fox School of Business continued their tradition of offering thought leadership at the annual American Accounting Association (AAA) meeting.  Designing an Effective Data Visualization Course: A Workshop using Tableau  Cory Ng and Sheri Risler provided introductory training on Tableau, a data visualization software, and demonstrated how accounting instructors […]

The Fox School of Business prides itself on creating a community that helps students thrive long after graduation. The reformation of the Young Accounting Alumni Group (YAAG) shows that even after students graduate, they do not have to face the real world alone.  Co-presidents of YAAG, Melissa Cameron, MAcc ’18, and Eric Hamilton, BBA ’16, […]

During her visit to the Fox School of Business, Cynthia Cooper put an auditorium holding 300 seats in her shoes as the whistleblower of one of the largest corporate scandals that catapulted her into the public consciousness. Cooper, an accountant who served as the director of Internal Audit at WorldCom, a telecommunications giant, worked with […]

For decades, business schools have been discussing how to translate the insights of academic research into real-world solutions to industry and societal problems. To address this issue head-on and truly move the needle of impact, the Fox School recently founded the Translational Research Center.  Charles Dhanaraj is the executive director of the center, an H.F. […]

While studying finance at the Fox School of Business, Tamika Boateng, BBA ’06, learned all about asset management and risk—she also learned the value of giving back to the community. Boateng, now a management consultant for financial services at New York Price Warehouse Coopers (PwC), credits her commitment to volunteering for her professional success. “While […]