Distinguished Professor of English Nancy White
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Nancy White

  • Distinguished professor of English
  • English Division chair

"Our writing and literature students are learning the same things that human beings at all stages of their lives the world over are learning: how to think, how to communicate, how to reach their fullest potential. The advantage of being a student is that this process can be accelerated in exciting ways that will bring greater value to every following year."

Biography

Nancy White taught at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, Upward Bound Program at Southern Vermont College, Bennington College and in the graduate writing program at The College of Saint Rose. In addition to teaching at SUNY Adirondack, she is president and editor-in-chief of The Word Works, a 501(c)3 poetry press based in Washington, D.C. She has three published collections of poetry to her name, including the winner of the Washington Prize, "Sun, Moon, Salt." Her poems and reviews have appeared in Beloit Poetry Review, Feminist Review, New Letters, Ploughshares, Massachusetts Review, Rattle and many other journals. 

Education

Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College; Master of Fine Arts from Sarah Lawrence College

Hobbies and interests

Nancy White strives to keep her fencing in good repair and to cover as many trails on foot as possible. But mostly she reads.