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From McCombs Today
U.S News and World Report ranked the McCombs School of Business the sixth best business program in its 2010 survey of undergraduate programs. McCombs is tied for third among public schools, and this marks the 11th year in a row for McCombs to place seventh or higher in the U.S. News rankings.
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Seventy-three faculty members from The University of Texas System academic institutions have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards and will be sharing $2 million in awards. The awards, which range from $15,000 to $30,000 depending on level of experience, are believed to be among the [...]

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From McCombs Today
Michael Granof, the Ernst & Young Distinguished Centennial Professor of Accounting, has been appointed to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) for a five-year term that runs until June 30, 2014.
The FASAB is an independent organization that issues accounting standards for federal agencies and the federal government at-large to follow when producing [...]

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From McCombs Alumni Network News:
The BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board currently seeks new members fitting the following criteria:

Graduate of a McCombs BBA, BHP or MPA program
Current or former positions of leadership
Service to the McCombs School of Business and the University of Texas at Austin
Representation of a diverse group of graduates, based on graduation year, major, and [...]

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Students in the accounting practicum course, Federal Taxation of Low Income Filers: Socio-Economic Forces, get more than classroom experience. Since the course was created in 2005, more than 600 McCombs students have prepared income tax forms for thousands of low to moderate income families through Foundation Communities’ Community Tax Centers programs. The work of these [...]

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