On Sunday, December 7, and Monday, December 8, at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), students, fellows, guests, and community members welcomed Skidmore College Associate Professor of Government Flagg Taylor for two searching discussions of the meaning of totalitarianism, both in its historical development and its incarnation in the former [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) was pleased to be featured in a new report entitled “Renewal in the University: How Academic Centers Help Restore the Spirt of Inquiry,” by Jay Schalin of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. The report focuses on the growing void in higher [...]
From the President’s Desk December 9, 2014 Please Support the AHI: As we near the end of 2014, the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) hopes you will again consider a financial contribution of $100, $200, $300 or more to further our existing programs and future initiatives. For a sampling [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) held a lecture on November 3, 2014 by Professor Joseph Fornieri, Department of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology who spoke on his new book “Lincoln: Philosopher and Statesman”(Southern Illinois University Press, 2014) at Hamilton College. A panel discussion followed the lecture and participants [...]
On September 27, the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) and the Daniel Webster Center at Dartmouth College joined forces to sponsor the free conference, "Tyranny and Totalitarianism: Past, Present, and Future at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The three sessions can be viewed below: Session 1: Ancient Tyranny Presentation [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce a debate on the Declaration of Independence led by Professor Barry Shain, Department of Political Science, Colgate University, on Tuesday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m. in 108 Persson Hall, Colgate University. The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization [...]
On Saturday, 15 November, alumni and current members of the Hamilton chapter of Psi Upsilon Fraternity gathered at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) for a banquet and award ceremony. Members of the fraternity participate in the AHI Undergraduate Fellows Program and will be contributing support to the [...]
On Monday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science Center, Hamilton College, the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) held a dinner, book presentation and panel discussion on Lincoln. Professor Joseph Fornieri, Department of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology spoke on his new book “Lincoln: Philosopher [...]
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) recently blogged about "Barely Believable Bias" after a recent Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) Undergraduate Fellow Amy Elinski interview with forum Elizabeth Farrington, one of the first students to have been nurtured by the AHI after its creation in 2007. [...]
The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce that Professor Joseph Fornieri, Department of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology will speak on his new book “Lincoln: Philosopher and Statesman”(Southern Illinois University Press, 2014), on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science [...]
