Elizabeth Berry

Elizabeth Berry earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and her Ph.D. from UCLA. From 1969 to 1973, she was part time faculty in the Department of Speech Communication, and was hired to the tenure track in 1973. Berry was instrumental in the creation of what is now the Women’s Studies Department, serving as its first coordinator, and is the recipient of a CSUN Gender and Women’s Studies Phenomenal Woman Award. She has served as the CFA faculty rights chair and as Associate Vice President for Academic Programs. She retired in 2007.