Jan Steyn is Associate Professor of Instruction in Literary Translation and French at the University of Iowa, where he serves as Director of Graduate Studies for French, Linguistics, and Translation; Program Director of the MFA in Literary Translation; and Provost’s Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (2025–27). A scholar-translator and teacher, he translates from Afrikaans, French, and Dutch into English, linking the craft of translation to questions of voice, ethics, memory, and global citizenship. He has lived and taught in Africa, Europe, and North America, and regularly mentors students working between languages and cultures. Steyn is editor of Translation: Crafts, Contexts, Consequences (Cambridge University Press, 2024). At Iowa he teaches on world literature, translation, and language in the age of AI, helping students develop thoughtful, responsible practices across languages. He is honored to support the Anne Frank Initiative’s mission to elevate youth voices, deepen historical understanding, and foster inclusive, humanities-based learning across campus and community.