Who was
Roger Williams?
Where was he born?
What was his educational background?
What should we know
about him?
What is his relevance to Public
Administration?
How he did administrate Providence, RI.
Roger Williams is a well-known religious and political leader who is
widely recognized for his efforts in development of Rhode
Island. He is also know
advocating for the separation of religion and government in Colonial
America. Roger Williams developed the first
Baptist congregation in the USHe
was born around the year 1603 in London, England, in the United Kingdom. Before
completing his schooling at Pembroke College in Cambridge, where he was lauded
for his linguistic prowess, he was a student of the well-known lawyer Sir
Edward Coke. During his time there, he was a member of the House of Lords (History.com Editors, 2019). This skill helped
him learn American Indian languages easily. While he did get his
ordainment from the Church of England, his decision to become a Puritan during
his time at Cambridge left him feeling disappointed with the church and its
influence in England. In December of 1630, Philip and his wife Mary Bernard
departed England for the colonies. While the couple did start their lives
together in Boston, he eventually found work in both Salem and the more radical
Plymouth Colony due to his controversial ideas.
Roger
Williams became friends with Wampanoag Chief Massasoit after selling
English goods to the tribes for food and furs. The primary goal of Roger
Williams University's Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is to help
students get jobs in a wide variety of fields, including education,
non-profits, governments, for-profits, public and private sectors management or
consulting, government agencies dealing with the environment, policy
analysis, homeland security, healthcare, and more (University, 2012). The
concepts of accountability, openness, ethics, privacy, and participation are
ingrained in the curriculum of RWU's Master of Public Administration degree,
which is housed at the School of Justice Studies.
References
History.com Editors. (2019,
August 15). Roger Williams. HISTORY.
https://www.history.com/topics/reformation/roger-williams
University, R. W. (2012). Public
Administration (MPA) | Roger Williams University. Www.rwu.edu. https://www.rwu.edu/graduate/programs/graduate-programs/public-administration-mpa