Dr. C. William Hill, Jr.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Public Affairs
E-mail: hill@roanoke.edu
West Hall 14
Office Phone: 375-2423
Dr. Hill, Professor Emeritus, directs the Henry H. Fowler Public Policy Program. 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 Liberal Republicanism of John Taylor of Carolilne, published by Fairleigh Dickinson Press in 2006, "The Political Theory of John Taylor of Caroline" published by Fairleigh Dickinson Press in 1977, 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.
INQ 120 Civic Engagement
The respective roles of citizens and their governments have been philosophic, ethical, and practical concerns in the West since the Greeks. Students will read sources dealing with the moral responsibility of citizens to obey, sacrifice, criticize, and serve. The course will emphasize the value contradictions of the "virtue" and "results" civic traditions. Students will read, discuss, research, and write about citizenship in the past and today.
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
201 State and Local Government
An examination of the politics, structures, and policies of American state and local governments. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: POLI 101, or permission.
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: POLI 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: POLI 250 or permission.
342 Western Political Theory
A study of western political theory from Plato to Rawls, emphasizing the modern period. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: POLI 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: POLI 101 or permission.
Honors 301 Native North American Cultures
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.