Issues in Accounting Education has distributed a call for papers related to Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Accounting Education. The AAA Diversity Section is supporting our members in developing papers for submission to this special issue by hosting a workshop for authors to present their work and receive feedback. The workshop will be held virtually on Zoom:

Friday, April 9: 3:00-6:00 PM Eastern

Saturday, April 10: 3:00-5:00 PM Eastern

We are inviting all members of the Diversity Section to read these papers/proposals, attend this workshop, and share comments, questions, and other feedback with the authors to enrich their papers. To register, click here.

Workshop Schedule

Friday, April 9:

3:00 PM Eastern

Paper: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conversations: Using a Book Club to Better Understand the Issues and Increase Engagement in Difficult Conversations

Authors: Mfon Akpan, Sidney Askew, Susan Cockrell, Amy Foshee Holmes, Tracie Miller-Nobles, Sandria Stephenson, and Wendy Tietz

Corresponding Author: Susan Cockrell, Austin Peay State University

Host: Jennifer Joe, University of Delaware

3:30 PM Eastern

Paper: Relation of Self-Efficacy Expectations across Race/ethnicity for Accounting Majors

Authors: Lydia Didia, Isaac Ison, and Adrian Mayse

Corresponding Author: Lydia Didia, Jackson State University

Host: Stephani Mason, DePaul University

4:00 PM Eastern

Paper: Making the Case for Diversity in the Accounting Curriculum: An Examination of the Absence of Underrepresented Minorities in Accounting Case Studies

Authors: Danielle Booker, Veena Brown, Josette Pelzer, and Nadra Pencle

Corresponding Author: Josette Pelzer, College of Charleston

Host: Peter Theuri, North Carolina A&T State University

4:30 PM Eastern

Paper: Have You Ever Seen Me? (Un)muted Identities of Professors from Underrepresented Backgrounds

Authors: Nadra Pencle and Omar Watts

Corresponding Author: Omar Watts, St. John Fisher College

Host: Lisa Owens-Jackson, North Carolina A&T State University

5:00 PM Eastern

Paper: An Examination of the Experiences of Underrepresented Individuals in Accounting Academia and Practice

Authors: Casey Colson, Dejarvis Oliver, and Divesh Sharma

Corresponding Author: Casey Colson, Kennesaw State University

Host: Melvin Lamboy Ruiz, Georgia Southern University

5:30 PM Eastern

Paper: Ann Hopkins, PwC, and Building on a Culture of Belonging

Authors: Katherine Campbell and Duane Helleloid

Corresponding Author: Katherine Campbell, University of North Dakota

Host: Joanne Jones, York University

Saturday, April 10:

3:00 PM Eastern

Paper: The Internal Control Paper: Emotional Learning and Diverse Student Populations

Authors: Marsha Huber, Chenchen Huang, Paulina Kassawat, David Law, Larita Killian, and Ashraf Khallaf

Corresponding Author: Marsha Huber, Youngstown State University

Host: Robbie Bishop-Monroe, St. Mary’s University – San Antonio

3:30 PM Eastern

Paper: Sponsoring Diversity- A Commentary on Why Underrepresented Groups are Not Advancing Their Public Accounting Careers

Author: Lauren Rukasuwan

Corresponding Author: Lauren Rukasuwan, Texas Tech University

Host: Kecia Williams Smith, North Carolina A&T State University

4:00 PM Eastern

Paper: Changing Hearts and Minds: Evidence from a Symposium on Systemic Racism

Authors: Danielle Booker, Kirsten Cook, and Yi-Jing Wu

Corresponding Author: Kirsten Cook, Texas Tech University

Host: Regina Brown, Dallas College

4:30 PM Eastern

Paper: Diversity in Accounting Academia: The Supporting or Exacerbating Role of Tenure & Promotion

Authors: Lydia Didia, Renee Flasher, Staci Kenno, and Michelle Lau

Corresponding Author: Lydia Didia, Jackson State University

Host: Porschia Nkansa, California State University – Los Angeles