Dr. C. William Hill, Jr.
Dr. C. William Hill, Jr.
Department of Public Affairs
E-mail: hill@roanoke.edu
West Hall 121
Office Phone: 375-2423
Dr. Hill directs the Henry H. Fowler Public Policy Program and holds the Henry H. and Trudye H. Fowler Chair in Public Affairs. Recent courses include: European Political Theory (POLI 342), American Political Theory (POLI 343), and Native North Americans (HNRS 301).
He graduated from Shepherd College in 1962 with a BA in Political Science. His M.A. (1964) and Ph.D. (1969) are both from The American University in Government and Public Administration. Prior to joining the Roanoke faculty in 1969, he held positions with the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Central Economic Development Organization, Inc. and the U.S. Model Cities Administration. Among his publications are The Political Theory of John Taylor of Caroline published by Fairleigh Dickinson Press in 1977, and two chapters in American Portraits, Donald H. Whisenhunt ed., published by Kendall/Hunt in 1993, and various contributions to the Encyclopedia USA. His research interests are the theory and practice of federalism, ideas of the American founding period, and Native American politics.
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Interns in Criminal Justice and Political Science
201 State and Local Government
An examination of the politics, structures, and policies of American state and local governments. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
211 Criminal Justice
An introductory analysis of the criminal justice system in the United States, its structure, processes, and problems. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk. (Cross-listed as Political Science 211).
Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission.
301 Public Administration
A survey of the role of public administration in the modern state, with emphasis on the development of bureaucracy, organizational theory, and management functions. (1)
Lecture: 3hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: Political Science 101
342 Western Political Theory
A study of western political theory from Plato to Rawls, emphasizing the modern period. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission.
343 American Political Theory
A survey of American political theory from colonial precursors to the present. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission.
Honors 301 Native North American Cultures
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
