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In this accounting course, connection leads to lifelong discovery

Tuscaloosa, AL

Quoc Hoang believes that as an educator, his biggest job is to connect with students beyond classroom material. That’s why the University of Alabama accounting professor always begins his graduate course, Beyond the CPA, by telling students that this class isn’t going to teach them about accounting. It’s going to teach them self-discovery by way […]

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Calculated risk: How this accounting professor infused a linear discipline with creative thinking

Tuscaloosa, AL

The education of a Certified Public Accountant is typically linear, with every class prescribed. While that approach can be effective, it has a downside: Accounting students don’t often get the opportunity to fundamentally question who they are and why they’re pursuing accounting in the first place. I think this absence of self-exploration explains why the […]

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