Susanne Bleiberg-Seperson '68, PhD, has published Elder Care and Service Learning: A Handbook (Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2002), a book she co-edited with Carol Hegeman of the Foundation for Long Term Care, Albany, NY. Seperson, a professor of sociology at Dowling College in Oakdale, where she has worked since 1973, was recently named Member of the Year by the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT). She is a past president of the New York State Sociological Association and executive editor of the Journal of Business and Economic Studies. She and her husband, Robert, have three children.

Molly Peacock '69 has published Cornucopia: New and Selected Poems (Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc., 2003). Peacock, a distinguished poet and president emeritus of the Poetry Society of America. "In poems humorous and daring, forthright and wise, Molly Peacock returns in this collection to the landscape of North American poetry she has helped create--the investigation of love in all its manifestations," reads the publisher's description. "In the new poems, she takes us to the Land of the Shi, a world reached not by going but by staying."

Other books by Peacock include Paradise, Piece by Piece (1984); Raw Heaven (1984); Take Heart (1989); How to Read a Poem: And Start a Poetry Circle (2000); Animals at the Table (1995); Original Love (1996); and The Private I, Vol. 1 Molly Peacock, Editor (2001).

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Stephen Corey '70, MA '73 has published There is No Finished World (White Pine Press, 2003), his tenth published collection of poems. "In poems that are relentlessly introspective yet never trivial, Corey delves into human experience at its most potent moments and show us that the large questions are best considered within the context of the most minute details," reads the publisher's description. "Mortality, the domestic life of a father, and wry insights on the role of poetry in the face of such sobering forces are the recurring themes in what Pattiann Rogers terms a wonderfully discerning and great-hearted volume. 'Corey's metaphors shine with insights and delight, and sometimes with a wild outrageousness,' praises Robert Dana." Corey, associate editor of The Georgia Review, has been on the staff of the literary journal since 1983.

Paul S. Herrnson '81 has published War Stories from Capitol Hill (Prentice Hall, 2003), which he co-authored with Colton Campbell. "An insider account of how Congress works, this book contains insightful first person reminisces, from former congressional fellows and staffers, about the ins and outs and dos and don'ts of everyday life on Capitol Hill," reads the publisher's description. "These detailed case studies offer a dynamic view of Congress and show how members of Congress balance the demands of constituents, lobbyists, congressional leaders, protesters, and their own consciences when making national policy."

The director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship and professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland, Herrnson has written two other books, including Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington (CQ Press, first edition 1995, fourth edition 2004) and Party Campaigning in the 1980s (Harvard University Press, 1988), and is working with several colleagues on a new book, The Financiers of Congressional Elections: Investors, Ideologues, and Intimates. In addition, he has edited a dozen books, all on the topics of campaigns and elections and other aspects of American politics. For a complete listing of his published works, and to learn more about him, visit Herrnson's website at http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/herrnson/.

Thomas M. Kocik ' 87 has published The Reform of the Reform? (Ignatius Press, 2003), a critique of 20th-century liturgical changes in Roman Catholicism. "Fr. Kocik presents an enlightening and fair debate between traditionalists and reformers on how to resolve the current liturgical crisis in the Catholic Church," wrote Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., Editor, Homiletic & Pastoral Review. Kocik, a Catholic priest of the Priestly Society of Cardinal Newman, is also the author of Apostolic Succession in an Ecumenical Context (Alba House, 1996), on the history and role of bishops in the Church.

Joseph D. Lewandowski, PhD '98, has published Interpreting Culture: Rethinking Method and Truth in Social Theory (Modern German Culture and Literature Series) (University of Nebraska, 2001). "Now that most social theorists agree on the interpretive nature of their work, says Lewandowski, they need to develop an adequate account of interpretation and the kinds of truths that define it," reads the publisher's synopsis. "He begins the task by looking at the inner workings of three different modes of interpretive social theory: the logic of rationality and reconstruction, of textuality and deconstruction, and of constructing constellations." Lewandowski is an associate professor of philosophy at Central Missouri State University.