On 17 September, Constitution Day, the AHI will celebrate its first anniversary by inaugurating the David Aldrich Nelson Lecture in Constitutional Jurisprudence. Over the past few months, friends and fellows of the AHI have traveled to various parts of country to meet with supporters. […]
A meeting of the board of directors of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Inc., has been scheduled for August 14, 2008.
The historic, stately yellow-brick mansion that serves as the headquarters of the Alexander Hamilton Institute will be undergoing a face-lift in August, thanks to a generous donation. […]
On 10 July President George W. Bush forwarded to the United States Senate the nomination of Robert L. Paquette for a seat on the National Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Professor Paquette, one of the three founders of the AHI, has served the NEH in multiple capacities during his academic career. President Bush [...]
Harvey Mansfield, Kenan Professor of Government at Harvard University and a member of the AHI's board of academic advisers, has published a brief essay in the Harvard Crimson on "The Cost of Affirmative Action." Among its key points: Harvard's current diversity policy has actually made Harvard less politically and intellectually diverse. He counts only three conservative professors in [...]
On 10 April, the AHI launched its inaugural fundraising event at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. John Stauffer, Professor of English, American Literature, and Language at Harvard University, provided the keynote address that preceded an innovative two-day colloquium on the meaning of freedom. The success of the AHI’s inaugural [...]
The AHI cordially invites alumni returning to Clinton for Reunion Weekend ’08 on the Hamilton College campus to attend an open house at our headquarters on 21 West Park Row, Friday, June 6th, 9 am to 4 pm and Saturday, June 7th, 9 am to 1 pm. […]
The magnificent Driskell Hotel, completed in 1886 by cattle baron Jesse Driskell and located in downtown Austin, Texas, served May 9-11 as the venue for the “National Summit on the Building Academic Centers.” […]
The AHI will open its doors to graduating Hamilton seniors and their families on Saturday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p. m. AHI founders and fellows will be on hand to answer questions about the history and mission of the Institute and its scholarly agenda. […]
Topic: “Liberty and Slavery: The Civil War between Gerrit Smith and George Fitzhugh”. Held: April 10-13, 2008, Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York. Opening Banquet Proceedings and Keynote Address by John Stauffer – Videos. […]
