One of the pleasures of being an academic is that you get to teach students who are eager to learn about something that you care a lot about. One of the pleasures about being an academic who teaches tax law is that you get to teach students who are eager to learn about something that matters a lot--a whole lot, in fact.
There couldn't be a better time to be a tax prof. I just met a group of eager young candidates for law school who came to our open house earlier today. They heard about the Wayne Law experience from professors, students, adminstrators and alumni. They learned that they will have a challenging and thrilling career, one that demands hard work and commitment, but one that rewards immeasurably, from the warm feeling of helping a fellow citizen deal with a crisis in that person's life to the justifiable pride in making a difference in community, state or nation, in the ways the laws work to create a better society. It is, quite simply, a genuine pleasure to be a part of that community, even though at times the committee meetings are a burdensome chore, the exam writing and grading is an experience that would not be missed at all, and the administrative headaches, paperwork, and must-dos sometimes seem to have multiplied until desk, the floor and the windows can't be seen because of all the paper.
I appreciate the opportunity to be a part of my students' lives, to help challenge them to make the world a little better, and to challenge myself to continue to explore the ways that tax impacts us in our daily lives.
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