Campus Update
(September 19, 2006)
Books in Brief
Slade Writes Jazz After
Dinner
Leonard A. Slade Jr., professor and chair of the
Department of Africana Studies, has published a
new book of selected poems,
Jazz After Dinner (SUNY Press). In these
poems of celebration and endurance, Slade
addresses the human need to be connected not
only to the physical "now," but also to the
other lives and other music we experience during
our lives. His unique voice exposes the
sweetness, the sorrow, and the humor of life's
celebrations and struggles, as well as the
importance of love and reliance on God and faith
for transcendence. These are poems to help the
reader to endure, to grow, and to triumph. Slade
is the author of 15 books, including 11 books of
poetry.
Responsible Men a Finalist
Edward Schwarzschild's novel
Responsible Men,
which has just been released in paperback, has
been selected as one of four finalists for the
Samuel Goldberg and Sons Foundation Prize for
Jewish Fiction. Schwarzschild, an associate
professor in the Department of English, is at
work on his next book, a short story collection
called No Rest for the
Middleman, to be published by Algonquin
in fall 2007.
Stefl-Mabry and Lynch
Publish Knowledge Communities
Knowledge Communities:
Bringing the Village into the Classroom,
by Joette Stefl-Mabry and Barbara L. Lynch, has
been published by Scarecrow Press. It was
released on July 28. Stefl-Mabry is an assistant
professor in the College of Computing and
Information's Department of Information Studies
and an assistant research professor in the
School of Education.
Zimmerman's Latest:
Interstate Disputes
Professor of political science Joseph F.
Zimmerman has written a new book,
Interstate Disputes: The
Supreme Court's Original Jurisdiction. In
this book, published by SUNY Press, Zimmerman
examines the role of the Supreme Court in
settling disputes between states. The U.S.
Constitution grants original jurisdiction over
controversies between two or more states to the
U.S. Supreme Court, and in 1789 Congress made
exclusive the court's jurisdiction over
interstate disputes. Zimmerman analyzes a wide
range of specific disputes, from boundary lines
to financial matters, and from water allocation
and diversion to pollution.
Emerson Bicentennial
Essays Co-edited by Bosco
University of Virginia Press has announced the
publication of Emerson
Bicentennial Essays, edited by
Distinguished Service Professor of English
Ronald A. Bosco and Joel Myerson.
Bosco is also a contributor to the volume, which is drawn from papers presented at the Massachusetts Historical Society conference that celebrated the 200th anniversary of Emerson's birth. The book presents 17 studies of Emerson under general themes that include his audience, his reputation as a poet and reformer, and his relation to the world of ideas. Among the many topics covered are Emerson's New England lecture series, his sermons, and his poetics. These works confirm Emerson's preeminence in American intellectual and literary history.
The Election After Reform
Michael J. Malbin, executive director of the
Campaign Finance Institute and professor of
political science, has edited a new book,
The Election After Reform:
Money, Politics, and the Bipartisan Campaign
Reform Act (Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers). The book is filled with
groundbreaking studies, and includes chapters on
political parties, interest groups, television
ads, and presidential campaigns.
