Thomas G. Calderon is a past President of the Ohio Region of the American Accounting Association, is Emeritus Professor of Accounting, The University of Akron. A past President of the Teaching and Curriculum Section of the American Accounting Association, he headed The University of Akron’s School of Accountancy from 2005 to 2018, and from 2014-2016 completed a two-year term as Chair of the University of Akron’s caucus of department chairs and school directors.

• Theme 1: Capacity Building and Governance Issues in the ProfessionChapter 1. MBA, MSA and MST: Do they make a Difference on CPA Exam Performance?; Dennis Bline and Xiaochuan ZhengChapter 2. Does Accountancy Board Composition Influence the Supply of New Accounting Professionals in US Jurisdictions?; Thomas G. Calderon and Albert NagyChapter 3. Factors that Influence a Private Institution Student’s Plan to Sit for the CPA Exam Soon After Graduation; Ifeoma A. UdehChapter 4. Choosing Synchronous versus Asynchronous Introductory Accounting Classes: a data analytics approach to student advising and scheduling; R. Drew Sellers, Wendy Tietz, and Yan ZhouTheme 2: Curriculum and Pedagogical InnovationsChapter 5. Examining the Potential Impact of Change in Lease Accounting in an Intermediate Accounting Course; Sean M. Andre and Joy L. EmbreeChapter 6. Accounting for Bond Liabilities and Investments: A Cash Flow Teaching Approach; Robert BloomChapter 7. Leveraging the Ignatian Pedagogy Paradigm to Emphasize Professional Judgment in Accounting Education; Alissa Choi, Albert Nagy, and Tripp PetzelTheme 3: Educational Tax Cases and Tax LiteracyChapter 8. Does Experiential Tax Learning Matter? Evidence from College Students; Jordan Moore, Jon D. Perkins, and Cynthia JeffreyChapter 9. A Case in Assessing the Financial Stability and Effectiveness of 501(C)(3) Organizations; Charles A. Barragato, Christie L. Comunale, and Stephen GaraChapter 10. A Review of Published Tax Cases: Contents, Value-Added and Constraints; Timothy FogartyChapter 11. Educational Tax Cases: An Annotated Bibliography; Mollie T. Adams, Kerry K. Inger, and Michele D. MeckfesselTheme 4: Information Technology and the Accounting CurriculumChapter 12. A Framework for Integrating ‘R’ Programming into the Accounting Curriculum; Thomas G. Calderon, James W. Hesford, and Michael J. TurnerChapter 13. Design Thinking Implications for Accounting Pedagogy in the Brave, New DEFi; Cory Campbell, Sridhar Ramamoorti, and Kurt SchulzkeChapter 14. Two Decades of Teaching Information Systems Courses in the Accounting Curriculum: Predictions for the Next Two Decades; Reza Barkhi