Donald N. Rallis

Donald Rallis
  • Associate Professor
  • Geography

  • Academic Degrees

    • B.A., B.Sc. (Hons), University of the Witwatersrand
    • M.A., University of Miami
    • Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

  • Areas of Expertise

    • Apartheid
    • Current Political Developments in South Africa
    • Gay and Lesbian Studies
    • Geography of South Africa
    • History of South Africa
    • Study Abroad Programs

Donald N. Rallis, Associate Professor of Geography, earned a Ph.D. (1992) in geography from Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. (1985) in geography from the University of Miami, after receiving a B.Sc. (Hons) (1982) and B.A. (1980) from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). A native of South Africa, he is an expert on apartheid and other current political developments in his homeland, as well as the geography and history of South Africa. His primary teaching interest is in regional geography, and he runs the website regionalgeography.org and the blog regionalgeography.org/101blog.

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