Anne Curzan Explained

Anne Curzan
Alma Mater:	Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD)

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.^[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 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.^[2]

Awards and honors

Curzan has received awards for her work, including the Henry Russel Award,^[3] the Faculty Recognition Award,^[4] and the John Dewey Award.^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-08-17 . Curriculum Vitae – ANNE CURZAN – September 2018 . 2022-10-10 . University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts . 2022-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010210658/https://lsa.umich.edu/ncid/people/diversity-scholars-directory/anne-curzan/_jcr_content/file.res/curzan,anne_CV.pdf . live .
2. Web site: Anne Curzan appointed dean of LSA. University of Michigan. 20 June 2019 . 14 July 2020. 14 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714170234/https://news.umich.edu/anne-curzan-appointed-dean-of-lsa/. live.
3. Web site: Henry Russel Award. University of Michigan. 18 February 2015.
4. Web site: Faculty Recognition Awards. University of Michigan. 18 February 2015.
5. Web site: John Dewey Award Recipients. University of Michigan. 18 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219025101/http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/undergraduateeducation/awardsforundergraduateteaching/johndeweyawardrecipients_ci. 19 February 2015. dead.