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Anne Curzan | |
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| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD) |
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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. [1]
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.[ citation needed ]
In 2019, she was appointed dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. [2]
Curzan has received awards for her work, including the Henry Russel Award, [3] the Faculty Recognition Award, [4] and the John Dewey Award. [5]
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