Highlights of board of directors' April meeting.

• Position: Member news - AICPA Board of Directors - Brief Article

Among other actions at its meeting Apr. 18-19, the AICPA Board of Directors:

* Heard about stepped up efforts to communicate with the media regarding our positions and views on Enron-related developments. Emphasis also was placed on the importance of communications with members. A report on legislative and regulatory activity was also provided.

* Was briefed on diversity initiatives within the profession, including statistics on the number of minority CPAs in public accounting, the percentage of minorities who are AICPA members, and the current numbers of minority students majoring in accounting, sitting for and passing the Uniform CPA Examination, and minority participation in the profession. Programs and strategies aimed at increasing the number of minority students majoring in accounting, obtaining the CPA...