Tippie News

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25 years of First Year Scholars

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
In 1997, the accounting department began awarding scholarships to promising incoming freshmen. Where are they now?
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Two paths to partner

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
EY partners Lindsay Abt (BBA99) and Brandon Miller (BBA03)'s individual career experiences prove there are many paths to this coveted position.
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From EMT to PwC

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Accounting alum Shea Fowler (BBA94) still geeks out about medicine.
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Modern mentorship

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
The new Early Career Professional Accounting Council offers advice for accounting students and the department
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The case for the chief accounting officer

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
According to Tippie's Adrienne Rhodes, firms that elevate their CAO to an executive officer position tend to produce more reliable financial statements.
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Professor Joyce E. Berg retires

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Numbers seem like an appropriate way to summarize Professor Joyce Berg’s career. She is, after all, an accounting professor. And the numbers are staggering...
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Professor Mark C. Penno retires

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Penno's teachings helped form the reputation of Tippie students being able to think through and analyze problems—one of the reasons our graduates are sought after.
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Professor Thomas J. Carroll retires

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
If you ever took a financial reporting or accounting theory class from Professor of Instruction Tom Carroll, you know he put students through their paces.
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Tips to avoid conversational meltdowns at the Thanksgiving dinner table

Monday, November 14, 2022
University of Iowa professor and psychologist Michele Williams says we just had the mid-term elections last week, but that’s likely something to be avoided, along with discussions about inflation, gas prices, the economy, and vaccines.
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Iowa shoppers to spend more for holidays despite inflation

Friday, November 11, 2022
According to Tippie's Nancy Abram, with inflation falling to 7.7% the outlook for the Christmas shopping season is looking up.