Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Teaching
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Four Law Schools Agee To Permit Their Students To Take Courses In Each Other’s Online Programs
ABA Journal, 4 Online Law Programs Join Forces to Let Students Swap Courses: Students at four law schools [Lincoln Memorial, Southwestern, St. Mary’s, Suffolk] will be able to take high-level, specialized courses at the other three ABA-accredited schools for no cost and little paperwork hassle starting in spring 2026. [Each of these schools have] well-established
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Sarah Lawsky’s FREE, Customizable Code And Regs Selected Sections For Any Tax Class Now Includes OBBBA
Sarah Lawsky (Illinois; Google Scholar): The make-your-own Code and Regulations website now contains the law current through July 30, 2025, and therefore is ready to generate books for this fall’s classes. Books you generate through the website will include the changes implemented by Public Law 119-21, enacted on July 4, 2025, including amending and renumbering previously existing
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Tax Prof Alex Zhang Receives Emory Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award For Excellence
Alex Zhang receives Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education from Emory: Assistant Professor of Law Alex Zhang was honored with the Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education. Nominations praised Zhang's engaging teaching methods, diverse instructional approaches, and his remarkable ability to demystify complex legal concepts.
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Tax Prof Alex Zhang Receives Emory Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award For Excellence
Alex Zhang receives Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education from Emory: Assistant Professor of Law Alex Zhang was honored with the Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education. Nominations praised Zhang's engaging teaching methods, diverse instructional approaches, and his remarkable ability to demystify complex legal concepts.
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Tax Prof Stephanie McMahon Receives 2025 Cincinnati Teaching Award
Stephanie Hunter McMahon, who is leaving Cincinnati to join the faculty at Indiana-Bloomington, received Cincinnati's Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching: “I never thought I would have understood, let alone enjoy, a tax class. Professor McMahon expertly breaks down complicated tax concepts and muddy statutory codes in a way that makes students fully understand what
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Tax Prof Stephanie McMahon Receives 2025 Cincinnati Teaching Award
Stephanie Hunter McMahon, who is leaving Cincinnati to join the faculty at Indiana-Bloomington, received Cincinnati's Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching: “I never thought I would have understood, let alone enjoy, a tax class. Professor McMahon expertly breaks down complicated tax concepts and muddy statutory codes in a way that makes students fully understand what
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Tax Profs Brant Hellwig And Daniel Hemel Receive 2025 NYU Teaching Awards
NYU Law Announces 2025 Teaching Award Recipients: Richard Brooks, Brant Hellwig LLM ’00, and Daniel Hemel have been named this year’s recipients of the NYU Law Teaching Award, which recognizes faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to student learning and engagement. Each year, NYU Law solicits nominations from students and faculty for the award based on criteria that
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Tax Profs Brant Hellwig And Daniel Hemel Receive 2025 NYU Teaching Awards
NYU Law Announces 2025 Teaching Award Recipients: Richard Brooks, Brant Hellwig LLM ’00, and Daniel Hemel have been named this year’s recipients of the NYU Law Teaching Award, which recognizes faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to student learning and engagement. Each year, NYU Law solicits nominations from students and faculty for the award based on criteria that
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Creative Tax Writing At Iowa
Diane Lourdes Dick (Iowa), Creative Tax Writing At Iowa: This year, I invited students in both of my Spring 2025 tax courses at the University of Iowa College of Law to participate in a new (and entirely optional!) creative writing competition. The prompt was simple—but strange: Imagine a world where cash no longer necessarily has
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Creative Tax Writing At Iowa
Diane Lourdes Dick (Iowa), Creative Tax Writing At Iowa: This year, I invited students in both of my Spring 2025 tax courses at the University of Iowa College of Law to participate in a new (and entirely optional!) creative writing competition. The prompt was simple—but strange: Imagine a world where cash no longer necessarily has
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2025 Tannenwald Tax Writing Competition
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and American College of Tax Counsel are sponsoring the 2025 Tannenwald Writing Competition. Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to high-quality legal scholarship, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students in J.D., LL.M.,
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2025 Tannenwald Tax Writing Competition
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and American College of Tax Counsel are sponsoring the 2025 Tannenwald Writing Competition. Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to high-quality legal scholarship, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students in J.D., LL.M.,
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Winners Of The 2025 National Tax Moot Court Competition
Florida Bar, Stetson Captures Tax Section’s 2025 National Tax Moot Court Crown: After three days of competition featuring teams from law schools across the nation, Stetson University College of Law emerged as the overall champion in the Tax Section’s 2025 National Tax Moot Court Competition, sweeping the event with top honors in Best Oral Argument,
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Winners Of The 2025 National Tax Moot Court Competition
Florida Bar, Stetson Captures Tax Section’s 2025 National Tax Moot Court Crown: After three days of competition featuring teams from law schools across the nation, Stetson University College of Law emerged as the overall champion in the Tax Section’s 2025 National Tax Moot Court Competition, sweeping the event with top honors in Best Oral Argument,
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2024 IFA International Tax Student Writing Award; Call For Entrants In 2025 Competition
The winners of the International Fiscal Association's 2024 International Tax Student Writing Competition are: Emily Lawson (Temple), EITC For ITIN-Holders: Bilateral International Tax Treaty Nondiscrimination Articles To The Rescue Faculty Sponsor: Alice Abreu The field of international tax stands as one of the most complicated and intricate parts of the tax law, and the study of the
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2024 IFA International Tax Student Writing Award; Call For Entrants In 2025 Competition
The winners of the International Fiscal Association's 2024 International Tax Student Writing Competition are: Emily Lawson (Temple), EITC For ITIN-Holders: Bilateral International Tax Treaty Nondiscrimination Articles To The Rescue Faculty Sponsor: Alice Abreu The field of international tax stands as one of the most complicated and intricate parts of the tax law, and the study of the
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Tax Executives Institute Student Case Competition
The deadline to apply for the TEI – International Tax Case Competition is April 30, 2025 (register): TEI supports students in developing a passion for taxation with our International Tax Student Case Competition. With a prize of CAD$2,000 provided by IFA Canada, the competition brings together students, mentors, practitioners, and judges from around the world for
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Tax Executives Institute Student Case Competition
The deadline to apply for the TEI – International Tax Case Competition is April 30, 2025 (register): TEI supports students in developing a passion for taxation with our International Tax Student Case Competition. With a prize of CAD$2,000 provided by IFA Canada, the competition brings together students, mentors, practitioners, and judges from around the world for
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CALI Seeks New Authors To Take Over And Update Three Tax Casebooks
The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is looking for new authors to take over and update the three tax casebooks in its eLangdell Bookstore. The books are free to download and use by anyone under a Creative Commons License. (Printed versions are available at cost.) Although the books are free, CALI negotiates a
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CALI Seeks New Authors To Take Over And Update Three Tax Casebooks
The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is looking for new authors to take over and update the three tax casebooks in its eLangdell Bookstore. The books are free to download and use by anyone under a Creative Commons License. (Printed versions are available at cost.) Although the books are free, CALI negotiates a
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2024 Tannenwald Tax Writing Competition Winners
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship has announced the winners of the 2024 tax writing competition: First Prize ($5,000): Skyler Dykes (Washington University), Taxing Cultural EndowmentsFaculty Sponsor: Conor Clarke Second Prize ($2,500):
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2024 Tannenwald Tax Writing Competition Winners
The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship has announced the winners of the 2024 tax writing competition: First Prize ($5,000): Skyler Dykes (Washington University), Taxing Cultural EndowmentsFaculty Sponsor: Conor Clarke Second Prize ($2,500):
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AALS Tax Section Program Today: Teaching Tax — Textbooks, Tools, And Techniques
Section on Taxation, Teaching Tax: Textbooks, Tools, and Techniques 2:40 – 5:10 pm Moscone Center, Level Two South (Room 205) This panel, designed for new law teachers as well as more experienced teachers, will explore the opportunities and challenges of selecting and developing course materials in tax courses. How do you choose the right textbook for
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AALS Tax Section Program Today: Teaching Tax — Textbooks, Tools, And Techniques
Section on Taxation, Teaching Tax: Textbooks, Tools, and Techniques 2:40 – 5:10 pm Moscone Center, Level Two South (Room 205) This panel, designed for new law teachers as well as more experienced teachers, will explore the opportunities and challenges of selecting and developing course materials in tax courses. How do you choose the right textbook for
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Sarah Lawsky Provides FREE, Customizable Code And Regs Selected Sections For Any Tax Class
Sarah Lawsky (Northwestern; Google Scholar): As the spring term and new year are approaching, I wanted to let you know that the make-your-own Code and regulations website now contains the law current through December 5, 2024, and therefore should be ready for books for this spring's classes. The inflation adjustment revenue procedure for 2025 is also now