Expanding the ranks of African-American CPAs: a report on the CPA Examination Summit.

Journal of Accountancy, February, 2008 by Ross, Frank K.; Traub, Leslie

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

* The National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and the Howard University School of Business Center for Accounting Education (CAE) in June 2007 convened the CPA Examination Summit, a gathering designed to identify ways to fill the pipeline of future CPAs with African-American accountants who are ready and willing to sit for the CPA exam.

* NABA and the CAE will convene a second summit in June at NABA's annual convention in Atlanta, where the discussion will focus on identifying next steps and soliciting commitments from participants willing to take ...