Washington University issued a press release today on its six new faculty, including two Tax Profs:

Cheryl Block, who was a visiting professor at Washington University Law in 2006-07, is joining the school as a tenured member of the faculty. She is a graduate of SUNY-Buffalo and clerked in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Block practiced law in New York and joins the law faculty here after 22 years at George Washington. She focuses her research and teaching on taxation. In 2007-08, she will teach Federal Income Taxation, Corporate Taxation, and a Tax Policy seminar.

Adam Rosenzweig has been a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern for the past two years. He joins the law school as an associate professor. A graduate of Georgetown and NYU (LL.M. in taxation), Rosenzweig focuses his teaching and scholarship on taxation. In 2007-08, he will teach Federal Income Tax and International Taxation.