Visiting International Faculty
Welcome Suzanne Berry,
- from University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
As part of Millersville University’s international exchange partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, MU welcomed Suzanne Berry to lecture on Human Rights in Southern Africa, during the spring 2007 semester. 30 MU students enrolled in this 400-level class. Currently, Professor Berry is a permanent lecturer in the Political Studies Department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Professor Berry received her BA Honors in Politics and her MA in Southern African Studies at the University of Leicester, England. There she completed her BA Honors Dissertation and MA thesis, ’The African National Congress: Transformation from Struggle Movement to Political Party’ and ‘Zulu Nationalism: the Inkatha Freedom Party.’ Respectfully, Professor Berry is in the process of fulfilling her PhD in Political Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. She is currently working on a thesis, entitled ‘The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature and the Formation of a New Political Elite.’ Professor Berry’s focus areas include Nation Building in a Post-Apartheid South Africa; Political Representation and Parliamentary Women in KwaZulu-Natal, and the Ideologies and Parties in KwaZulu-Natal.
During her career, Professor Berry has created a number of courses and curriculum in politics and governmental studies, including ‘Democracy and Public Policy in South Africa,’ ‘The Politics of KwaZulu-Natal,’ ‘Contemporary Politics in Southern Africa,’ among many others.
Professor Berry has also been honored with number of awards, including the Recipient of Leif Egland Award for Excellence in PhD research (2005), Recipient of the KwaZulu-Natal Certificate of Excellence for Distinguished and Innovative Teaching (2004) University of Natal, Merit Award for Excellent Service (2000) Northern Educational Trust, Higher Education Award (1994 - 1995)
