A few weeks ago, John Ellison, Dean of Students at the University of Chicago, issued a letter to students of the class of 2020. The letter identified one of the University’s “defining characteristics”: its “commitment to freedom of inquiry and expression.” Dean Ellison’s remarks grew out of the work of a committee, appointed in 2014 [...]
Robert Paquette, Charter Fellow of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) comments below on the new diversity requirement at Hamilton College: “Hamilton’s diversity requirement proves deeply troubling on multiple fronts. Frankly, Hamilton’s faculty has embarrassed itself, imposing on an open curriculum a requirement based on an ill-defined and highly politicized [...]
Douglas Ambrose, Charter Fellow of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) and Carolyn C. and David M. Ellis Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Hamilton College, has spent a good part of the summer finishing the editing of the last of dozens of books on the Old South by his late [...]
Paul A. Rahe, Academic Advisor for the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), has authored the new book “The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy” which is set for release on September 27. The book discusses the government and culture of ancient Sparta and her place in Greek history and was recently reviewed in The [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) offers annually summer internships for undergraduates or recent graduates to participate in the intellectual life of the AHI while also performing a wide variety of other tasks. David T. Isserman, a recent graduate of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, filled the role. His duties [...]
Roger Kimball, Academic Fellow of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), recently published an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Entitled “The College Formerly Known as Yale,” discusses the trend on Ivy campuses to rename various buildings at their universities to accommodate modern sensitivities. Roger Kimball is editor and publisher of The [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) will offer, as its next free continuing education course, “Background to the 2016 Election, Part II: The Process and Strategies of Presidential Elections,” beginning September 12. The class will meet Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 through December 12 at the AHI, 21 W. Park Row in Clinton. Advance sign-up is encouraged due to [...]
Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) Resident Fellow Mary Grabar recently published the article “Hamilton College Caught Lying About ‘Heartfelt Student Demand’ for New ‘Diversity’ Requirement,” in PJ Media. Grabar’s article is a follow-up to her earlier article “The Ugly Truth Behind a College’s ‘Diversity’ Requirement,” published at the Pope Center [...]
The Alexander Hamilton for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) congratulates board member Howard Morgan on being named Vice Chair of the Parkinson’s Foundation (PF). The newly-created foundation was formed through a recent merger of two nonprofit organizations. Upon accepting his new position with Parkinson’s Foundation, Mr. Morgan stated “The creation of the Parkinson’s Foundation (PF) represents [...]
On Friday, July 29, Robert Paquette, Executive Director of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), appeared at the Biltmore Doubletree Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, to speak on his forthcoming book The Denmark Vesey Affair: A Documentary History. The volume, coedited by Douglas Egerton, Professor of History, Lemoyne College, [...]
