Tom Wasow
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Thomas A. Wasow is an American linguist, the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University
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Wasow did his undergraduate studies in mathematics at Reed College
, graduating in 1967. He earned his Ph.D. in linguistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1972, and joined the Stanford faculty in 1973. At Stanford, he was a co-founder of the Center for the Study of Language and Information and directed it from 1986 to 1987 and 2006 to 2007. He served a four-year term as dean of undergraduate studies at Stanford beginning in 1987, another four-year term as associate dean of graduate policy beginning in 1996, was chair of the faculty senate for the 2003-4 academic year, and chaired the linguistics department from 2007 to 2010. He has won Stanford's Rhodes Prize and Dinkelspiel Prize for his leadership of the symbolic systems program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate major he directed for twelve years. He was appointed to the Lewis professorship in 2008.
He is also an avid bicyclist, and has been active combating homelessness
and developing low-income housing in the Palo Alto area.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
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Wasow did his undergraduate studies in mathematics at Reed College
Reed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
, graduating in 1967. He earned his Ph.D. in linguistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1972, and joined the Stanford faculty in 1973. At Stanford, he was a co-founder of the Center for the Study of Language and Information and directed it from 1986 to 1987 and 2006 to 2007. He served a four-year term as dean of undergraduate studies at Stanford beginning in 1987, another four-year term as associate dean of graduate policy beginning in 1996, was chair of the faculty senate for the 2003-4 academic year, and chaired the linguistics department from 2007 to 2010. He has won Stanford's Rhodes Prize and Dinkelspiel Prize for his leadership of the symbolic systems program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate major he directed for twelve years. He was appointed to the Lewis professorship in 2008.
He is also an avid bicyclist, and has been active combating homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
and developing low-income housing in the Palo Alto area.