Baruch College and the Deloitte Foundation to Fund Scholarships for Students Pursuing a Fifth-Year Master’s Program in Accounting

December 3, 2021

New York, NY, December 3, 2021—The Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College is proud to collaborate with the Deloitte Foundation to support diverse talent entering the accounting profession through the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program (DFASP). Over the next year, as part of a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the DFASP and the Zicklin School of Business will fund scholarships for five Zicklin students pursuing a fifth-year master’s program in accounting.

The DFASP is a critical tenet of Deloitte’s Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable (MADE), a $75 million commitment to generate more opportunities and leadership pathways for the next generation of certified public accountants (CPAs). MADE aims to transform the future of the accounting profession, combining both financial support and resources to help address the identified barriers faced by racially and ethnically diverse students, and support them as they chart their pathway from high school to business professional to leadership in the profession.

“Our Deloitte Foundation is laser focused on driving education initiatives that help prepare the next generation of diverse business leaders,” said Erin Scanlon, Deloitte Foundation president. “We are proud to fund the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program as an important step in strengthening the pipeline of next generation CPA talent.”

“We are excited to collaborate with the Deloitte Foundation as part of our initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion,” said H. Fenwick Huss, Willem Kooyker Dean of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. “These scholarships can give diverse participants the opportunity to learn from Zicklin’s renowned faculty who are thought leaders, researchers, and industry practitioners in New York City, a vibrant center for accounting and finance markets.”

Selected applicants must matriculate in the Zicklin School’s MS Accountancy program for the fall 2022 semester and complete the program by August 2023. Consistent with Baruch College’s goal of enrolling a racially and ethnically diverse student population, the Zicklin School strongly encourages applications from underrepresented demographic groups.

For consideration, please submit an application for admission no later than March 1, 2022. If any questions, please reach out to the Zicklin Graduate Admission Office. Email ZicklinGradAdmissions@baruch.cuny.edu.

About Zicklin School of Business – Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business in NYC is proud to be a leader in providing urban-based undergraduate and graduate business and executive education for the twenty-first century. The school, which consistently ranks among the top performers in areas relevant to today’s students, such as academic excellence, diversity, and value, offers a wide range of part-time and full-time business degree programs that are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Zicklin School is committed to delivering relevant, affordable, academically rigorous business education that is both world-class in quality and reputation and global in its impact. Learn more about Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business.

About the Deloitte Foundation – The Deloitte Foundation, founded in 1928, is a not-for-profit organization that supports education in the U.S. through a variety of initiatives that help develop the next generation of diverse business leaders, and their influencers, and promote excellence in teaching, research and curriculum innovation. The Foundation sponsors an array of national programs relevant to a variety of professional services, benefiting high school students, undergraduates, graduate students and educators. Learn more about the Deloitte Foundation.

About Deloitte – Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of our legal structure.

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