Anne Curzan is a
professor
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of English at the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
since 2012 and dean of its
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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since 2019.
Biography
Curzan received a
bachelor of arts
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in
linguistics
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''summa cum laude'' from
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
in 1991. She received a
master of arts
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and a
doctor of philosophy
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in English language and literature from the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
in 1995 and 1998, respectively.
Curzan is a member of the
American Heritage Dictionary
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
Usage Panel and the
American Dialect Society
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, which votes on the
Word of the Year
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The Ge ...
. She writes regularly for
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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's language blog, ''Lingua Franca'', and is a co-host of the program ''That's What they Say'' on
Michigan Radio
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.
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
Lisa Kendall Damour (born 7 November, 1970) is an American clinical psychologist and author specializing in the development of teenage girls and young women.
Early life and education
Born in Denver, Colorado, Damour was raised in Denver, London ...
* ''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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