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D'Amore-McKim and its Graduate School of Professional Accounting are collaborating with the Deloitte Foundation to support a racially and ethnically diverse student population and help strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent.

During a memorable scene in the season five opener of “Yellowstone,” rancher turned governor John Dutton (Kevin Costner) vows in his inaugural address to soak out-of-towners purchasing vacation homes in Montana by doubling their property taxes. The episode seen by more than 12 million viewers tapped into populist angst about whether long-time homeowners, from Big Sky Country to Cape Cod, can afford to hang onto their primary residences in the face of rising property appraisals and taxes.

“As an international student whose first language is not English, I've found that the classes here are diverse, judgment-free spaces where everyone can contribute their ideas.” says Andrea Pinto Quiroz, Graduate Certificate in Marketing'22

Northeastern alum Gordon Thompson is the president and CEO of Westnet, a distributor of medical, surgical and laboratory supplies, based in Canton, Massachusetts.

Under the leadership of Lindsay Dahlberg, associate director for procurement services at Northeastern, the university is prioritizing minority-owned businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor of Practice in Accounting Dan Sunderland says big data analytics has transformed the auditing profession.

“By earning my MS in Accounting at Northeastern, I've built a skill set that's very flexible and adaptable in a changing environment, so I'll be able to choose my own path.”

Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, and Spencer Fung, a member of Northeastern's Board of Trustees and D'Amore-McKim alum, sit down for a conversation about Spencer's role as group chief executive officer of Li & Fung during the global pandemic.

D'Amore-McKim alumnus Juan Peña plays a high-stakes version of whack-a-mole every day with a series of unpredictable obstacles manufacturing and distributing food products in Venezuela.

Never satisfied to rest on its laurels, D'Amore-McKim is taking its MS in Accounting/MBA program up a notch by including a new four-course concentration in analytics. The move is responsive to a major shift in the accounting field that is fueled, in part, by dramatic advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies.