Dr. Gillian White

Associate Professor

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Biography

Gillian White is an Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan, where she specializes in modernism, twentieth-century American literature, and poetry poetics. She earned her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2005. Throughout her career, Professor White has received several awards for her outstanding teaching, including the English Department Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award and the Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Her research focuses on contemporary American poetry and its intersections with theoretical discourses. She has published several significant works, including articles in prominent literary journals and essays that engage with key concepts in American literary studies. She is known for her critical analyses of lyrical subjectivity in poetry, and she brings a thoughtful approach to her interpretations of modern texts.

Research Interests

Awards

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Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award

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Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science