“We are grateful for Professor Calfee’s continued support and dedication to the training institute, by making time from his busy schedule, traveling over thousands of miles to help the institute on a regular basis,” said Taiwan Minister of Finance Dr. Ho Chih-chin. “We are truly blessed for his willingness and enthusiasm to come to Taipei almost every year since 1986 to provide lectures and seminars on important and timely tax law and tax policy issues to members of this big family, Ministry of Finance, Republic of China. I am also very grateful that Professor Calfee has provided substantial assistance in the design and improvement of the program of the International Taxation Academy, and made great efforts in bringing many leading tax experts around the world to participate in various lectures at the academy.”

Calfee has been teaching at the University of Florida since 1975 in the Graduate Tax Program, which consistently ranks in the nation’s top two in U.S. News World Report’s annual ranking of tax specialty programs. He has also taught as a visiting professor at Leiden University, the Netherlands; Peking University, Beijing, China; Academy of International Tax, Taipei, Taiwan; and University of Montpellier, France. He has published extensively on taxation in tax law journals, particularly on the subject of estate and gift tax, and is a principal author of the book Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, now in its eighth edition, and its supplemental study problem manual. He is a member of the American Bar Association and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

“It is very rewarding to teach students in Taiwan,” said Calfee. “They are very enthusiastic and eager to learn, and work hard to understand and retain everything I present to them.”

Calfee received a Bachelor’s of Business Administration (magna cum laude)in 1968 and J.D. in 1982 from Gonzaga University—which awarded him its Distinguished Alumni Merit Award in 1999—and LL.M. in Taxation from UF in 1975. He clerked for the Washington State Court of Appeals 1972-1974, and was UF Law associate dean 1988-1993.

The recently released Jobs & J.D.’s employment and Salaries of New Law Graduates, Class of 2005 (as of Feb. 15, 2006), reveals that:

 • The national employment rate 6-9 months post-graduation for new law school graduates approaches 90 percent for the first time since 2001. The Levin College of Law’s rate for those employed or pursuing a full-time degree was 92.6 percent, whereas the national rate was 91.8 percent.

• Salaries: Nationwide, the median salary for all types of employment increased from $55,000 to $60,000, and the median law firm salary increased $5,000 to $85,000 (still down $5,000 from 2002).

• Employers: More than half (56 percent) of the employed graduates were working in private law firms, while over one quarter (27 percent) were employed in public service positions that include government jobs, judicial clerkships, and public interest positions.

• State government employment leader: Florida continues to lead the nation for the number of state government jobs taken, with almost 40 percent of all law graduates employed by local governments being employed in Florida. The government segment provides great employment opportunities for UF Law students.

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Non-Discrimination Policy

The UF Levin College of Law, as an equal opportunity institution of higher education, conforms to all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination, and is commit- ted to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, social condition, sex, sexual orientation, age and handicap in its programs and activities. In compliance with this policy, the law school’s Center for Career Services is committed to supporting an equal and fair evaluation of its law student and graduate job applicants on the basis of his or her individual merits. Therefore, the center is available only to employers whose employment practices are in compliance with the law and the school’s nondiscrimination policy.

The one exception to this nondiscrimination policy is that while the center does not condone the practice, the military may pursuant to its regulations, discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. Federal law provides that law schools that deny access to military recruiters may, lose certain types of financial aid for students. Accordingly, the UF Levin College of Law will permit on-campus military recruitment. To ameliorate the potentially discriminatory impact on its students, measures have been implemented, including: 1) Posting of the ,center’s position statement that the military discriminates in a manner not permitted by the law school’s nondiscrimination policy; 2) Making available a collection of newsletters and materials related to gay and lesbian practitioners; and/or 3) Holding a forum/panel discussion on various forms of discrimination and how they affect the legal profession.