Education

The American Accounting Association seeks candidates for the position of Senior Director of the Center for Advancing Accounting Aducation. As a member of the Association's leadership team, the center director will play a key role in the organization, integrating the current activities of the AAA, AAA special interest groups, the accounting profession, and the broader academic community and reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

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For more information, contact Yvonne Hinson, CEO at yvonne.hinson@aaahq.org

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The AAA offers many webinars as a benefit of membership. Topics vary widely, with the weARE series focusing on accounting education and research, the Pipeline Webinar Series addressing the accounting pipeline, and sponsored webinars. You can earn more than 35 FREE CPE CREDITS per year by attending AAA webinars.

AAA Meetings are a great time to learn more about the latest research and teaching trends, network with other accounting students and professionals, present your research, and earn CPE credits. AAA Members receive a discount on meeting registrations. Each year, the AAA hosts several meetings that are entirely teaching-focused, including the Intensive Data and Analytics Workshop, Audit Educator's and Accounting Information Systems Bootcamps, and Strategies for Success in the Classroom.

Pathways Continues

Implementation of the recommendations from the Pathways Commission report, Charting a National Strategy of the Next Generation of Accountants continues through Pathways Inspired activities. Success will ultimately be measured by ongoing efforts to continuously identify challenges and develop innovative actions to address these challenges.

Member Benefit

The AAA's new Learning Management System (LMS) is now offering two courses, available free to members with purchase options for non-members. The first course, created in collaboration with KPMG, titled "The Architecture of Inclusion", includes 8 insightful 1-hour modules with resources, tools, and techniques to improve your cultural intelligence (CQ). The newest series, titled "The Inclusive Classroom" features discussions with educators and offers strategies and resources to foster inclusivity in your classroom for all students. Bulk registration pricing is also available for organizations.

PhD Students can take advantage of the reduced student membership rates offered by AAA and its sections. AAA Meetings are a great opportunity for PhD students to present their research, be exposed to new ideas, and network with other students and professionals. Each year, the AAA hosts the Accounting PhD Rookie Recruiting and Research Camp. This conference is a two-day forum for recruiters to meet and network with PhD Candidates. Student members also receive a 10% discount on Author Services via Editage

AAA Members have access to all 17 of our journals, including The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, and Issues in Accounting Education. These journals are a great educational resource to learn more about trending topics in accounting, and stay up to date on the latest research. Full members receive access to teaching notes!

COSO Frameworks for Teaching and Research

The AAA in a joint initiative with The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), provides online academic access to COSO’s two frameworks. With this project, COSO is investing in education with the long-term goals of improving organizational performance, enhancing governance, and reducing the extent of fraud in organizations.