The University of Florida’s undergraduate business programs are among the best the nation has to offer, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. On its “2025 Best Undergraduate Business Programs” list, U.S. News ranked the undergraduate
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Robert Knechel | Corporate Failures and the Challenges Facing the Audit Profession
Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center, shares his insights into the financial reporting ecosystem as well as the current challenges the audit profession is facing, including those related to human

Our family tree has cypress knees
Most fans of the Florida Gators joke about bleeding orange and blue, but the Prida family knows Gator pride is in their blood. Three generations of Pridas have graduated from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, beginning with
Meet the Mazzas
It isn’t easy to let your firstborn move away for college, but when Peter and Lisa Mazza found the accounting program at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, they knew they had to let their daughter go. Peter
Meet Warrington’s new faculty for 2024
The Warrington College of Business is proud to welcome 17 new faculty members to campus in the fall of 2024. Learn more about these outstanding new members of the Warrington team who will continue to strengthen the college’s reputation and
University of Florida accounting students receive distinguished PCAOB scholarship
University of Florida Warrington College of Business students Morghan Copeland (MAcc ’25), Brianna Alvarez (MAcc ’25), and Leandro Sierra (MAcc ’26), studying in the Fisher School of Accounting, have been awarded the 2024-2025 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) academic

Corporate Failures & The Audit Profession
The auditing profession is at a tipping point, and Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director, International Accounting and Auditing Center, is a leading expert to discuss it. In the latest episode of Veritas Investment Research’s podcast, Knechel
Rankings Roundup: How Warrington Performed in 2023-2024
Over the 2023-2024 academic year, the Warrington College of Business achieved many top rankings from well-known publications like U.S. News & World Report, Financial Times, and Fortune. These accolades affirm the college’s excellence in student quality, alumni success, educational fortitude,
Suncare sales’ shining light
Taking a chance Growing up in Ormond Beach, Chip Lane (BSAc ’75) spent his formative years working in various jobs in local hotels. He was one of the first employees of Hawaiian Tropic, which started in Ormond Beach. In 1971,
The entrepreneur’s consultant
As a young man, Greg Rosica (BSAc ’86, MAcc ’88) spent a lot of time in his orthodontist’s Boca Raton office. Not only did he have braces twice, in high school, he also worked in the office after school helping