Mengyu Ma, Ph.D., and Qifeng Wu, Ph.D., were both hired as assistant professors of accounting.

Ma was an instructor of accounting at Florida International University. Her research interests include financial reporting quality, information environment, equity markets, debt contracting and financial analysts. She earned a bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 in accounting from the Max M.聽Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University and a doctorate in business administration from Florida International University.

Wu was previously an assistant instructor at the University of Texas at El Paso. He conducts research on financial reporting quality, corporate governance and auditing. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 in computer information systems from Idaho State University, his master鈥檚 in accounting from the University of Idaho and a doctorate in accounting from the University of Texas at El Paso.

The BT天堂College of Business has more than 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers 14 baccalaureate degrees, two master鈥檚, one graduate certificate and one technical certificate across four academic departments and houses the state鈥檚 only insurance and risk management program. The BT天堂College of Business is accredited by the聽.