Anne Curzan
Anne Curzan | |
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| File:Anne Curzan - Anatol Rodgers Lecture.jpg Curzan in 2015 | |
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| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD) |
| Website | lsa |
Anne Curzan is an American scholar in English language and literature. She is currently a professor of English at the University of Michigan.
Curzan served as the dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan from September 2019 to June 2024.
Education
[edit | edit source]Curzan received a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) with a major in linguistics from Yale University in 1991. She received a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in English language and literature from the University of Michigan in 1995 and 1998, respectively.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Curzan joined the University of Washington as an assistant professor at the Department of English in 2001. She moved to the University of Michigan to serve as assistant professor in 2002, and was promoted to associate professor in 2004. She received full professorship at the University of Michigan in 2012.[1]
Curzan is a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel and the American Dialect Society, which votes on the Word of the Year. She co-hosts the weekly Michigan Public radio segment That's What They Say with Rebecca Hector[2] and has written for the Chronicle of Higher Education's Lingua Franca blog.[3] At the University of Michigan, Curzan received the Henry Russel Award,[4] the Faculty Recognition Award,[5] and the John Dewey Award.[6]
Curzan served as the dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan from September 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024.[7][1]
A book authored by Curzan, Says Who?, was published in March 2024.[8][9]
Books
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). How English works: A linguistic introduction
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). First day to final grade: A graduate student's guide to teaching, with Lisa Damour
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gender shifts in the history of English
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The secret life of words: English words and their origins
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Fixing English: Prescriptivism and language history
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words
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