| Show 13 ge e. e K e Washington DC D.C. April 17 D De Denounced as a necessary evil the American tax system tern tem is cursed with a set of complex rules ules and a hailstorm hailstorm hailstorm hail hail- storm of p proposed reforms COURSES COURSES BY NEWSPAPER BY-NEWSPAPER will use its Fall series TAXATION TAXATION TAXATION TAX TAX- MYTHS AND REALITIES REALITIES REALITIES REAL REAL- to discuss the American Ameri Ameri- can tax system its rules and its projected changes The series which consists of 15 perc perceptive articles appearing appearing appearing appear appear- ing in the Nations Nation's newspapers ers will also be used as the basis of a credit course offered offered offered of of- in Americas America's colleges and universities TAXATION is the ninth in inthe inthe inthe the COURSES BY NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER NEWS NEWS- PAPER series to be funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities It is a project of the University Extension Extension Extension Ex Ex- Ex- Ex tension University of California California California Cal Cal- San Diego Beginning in September TAXATION MYTHS AND REALITIES will be read by millions of newspaper read read- ers The reader has the choice of either following the weekly articles as a m matter of general interest of supplementing supplementing supplementing supple supple- the newspaper series ser ser- s series ries r- r ies with with additional reading or or of participating in a credit or non-credit non course offered by two- two and year four-year colleges and universities The earliest release date for the newspaper articles is September 5 but colleges and universities may determine their own course schedule COURSES BY NEWSPAPER ER personnel will work with participating educational institutions institutions institutions in in- to interest local newspapers in the program Participating educational institutions receive free of charge all administrative and instructional materials necessary to develop the course locally This includes teachers teacher's guides objective and essay examina examinations promotional promotional pro pro- promotional motional materials such as brochures s press releases and public service announcements announcements announce announce- ments and examples of other model programs The educational components components components compon compon- of the TAXATION course include a book of supplemental tal readings for students Preparation Preparation Preparation Pre Pre- of all the educational components of COURSES BY NEWSPAPER APER is overseen by bya a faculty committee of five members chosen for each co course se because of their expertise expertise expertise exper exper- tise in the subject All materials materials materials mater mater- are reviewed by a nine- nine member national board of editors educators and administrators administrators ad ad- HOW TO P PARTICIPATE To jo join n. n with the more than colleges and universities which have offer offered COURSES COURS COURS- ES BY NEWSPAPER for credit credi t in the past to a approximately approximately participants request additional information information information tion from George Colburn COURSES BY NEWSPAPER ER University of California California California Califor Califor- nia San Diego Q La LaJolla LaJolla Jolla Jola California COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM Some of the educational education education- al institutions which will offer TAXATION MYTHS AND REALITIES as as- asa a credit course will also sponsor public public pub- pub lic lie discussions as a part of a community outreach program program pro- pro gram and churches church libraries librat lib libraries libra libra- arieS a- a t ries and civic groups will organize organize organize or- or or- or programs for newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper readers FUNDING FOR THE COURSES BY NEWSPAPER SERIES The National Endowment for the Humanities supports the COURSES BY NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER PER series as a part of an extensive extensive extensive ex ex- ex- ex outreach program to the general public Other Humanities Humanities Humanities Hu Hu- Hu- Hu Endowment outreach outreach outreach out out- reach programs include the theIn In International ter a Symposia MEXICO TODAY Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington DC D.C. New York Atlanta in the Fall and the thet t touring exhibition the TREASURES TREASURES TREASURES TREA TREA- OF MUN now in Los Angeles |
