Anne Curzan is a professor of English at the University of Michigan since 2012 and dean of its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts since 2019.
Biography
Curzan received a bachelor of arts in linguistics summa cum laude 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.
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 writes regularly for The Chronicle of Higher Education's language blog, Lingua Franca, and is a co-host of the program That's What they Say on Michigan Radio.
In 2019, she was appointed dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Awards and honors
Curzan has received awards for her work, including the Henry Russel Award, the Faculty Recognition Award, and the John Dewey Award.
Books
How English works: A linguistic introduction
First day to final grade: A graduate student's guide to teaching, with Lisa Damour Gender shifts in the history of English The secret life of words: English words and their origins Fixing English: Prescriptivism and language history
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