Background
Grossman, Joan Delaney was born on December 12, 1928 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Francis Joseph and Opal (Desmond) Delaney.
literature and language professor
Grossman, Joan Delaney was born on December 12, 1928 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Francis Joseph and Opal (Desmond) Delaney.
Bachelor of Arts, Clarke College, Dubuque, 1952; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.
Assistant professor Russian, Mundelein College, Chicago, 1967-1968; assistant professor, associate professor then professor Slavic languages and literature, University of California-Berkeley, 1968-1993; professor emeritus, University of California-Berkeley, since 1993; professor graduate school, University of California-Berkeley, since 1995.
Member American Association Advancement of Slavic Studies (vice president 1988, president 1989), American Association Teachers Slavic and Eastern European Languages, Western Slavic Association (president 1984-1986).
Married Gregory Grossman, June 16, 1972.