Academic Programs & Resources

Record Attendance at Baylor-AHI Ninth Annual Summer Conference

The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) began the summer of its tenth year by hosting, June 15-17, the Ninth Annual Summer Conference with Baylor University’s Department of Political Science. Professor James W. Ceaser, Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, served as discussion leader on the [...]

Photos: AHI Ninth Annual Summer Conference

The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) recently held its Ninth Annual Summer Conference: “Defending the Constitution:  The Federalist,” co-sponsored with the Department of Political Science, Baylor University.  The conference took place at AHI headquarters, 21 West Park Row, Clinton, NY, on June 15-16. Photos by Philip Parkes [...]

AHI Washington Program on National Security to Begin June 18

On Sunday evening, June 18, Dr. Juliana Geran Pilon, Senior Fellow of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) and director of its Washington Program on National Security (WaPoNS), will welcome eighteen students at a dinner that will kick off an innovative two-week program in Washington, D.C. 2017 Schedule >> 2017 Readings >> 2017 [...]

AHI Announces Ninth Annual Summer Conference

The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce its Ninth Annual Summer Conference: “Defending the Constitution:  The Federalist,”  co-sponsored with the Department of Political Science, Baylor University.  The conference will take place at AHI headquarters, 21 West Park Row, Clinton, NY, on June 15-16.   James W. Ceaser, Harry F. [...]

AHI Executive Director Robert Paquette Invited to Speak at ACTA Conference

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), “an independent, nonprofit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America’s colleges and universities,” will hold the 2017 “Oases of Excellence Faculty Conference” on June 6 at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC. Scholars interested in higher education reform from across the country will attend. Alexander Hamilton [...]

“1960s Class” Ends on High Note

The 2017 spring semester continuing education class, “The Culture and Politics of the 1960s,” at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) concluded on a note of resounding success. The class drew a record number of participants and featured wide-ranging discussions on a pivotal decade in American history, one that continues [...]

AHI Undergraduate Leaders Recognized

On Saturday, May 6, 2017, the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) recognized Elizabeth Barry, Taylor Elicegui, Amy Elinski, Alex Klosner, and Phil Parkes, five senior leaders of its undergraduate fellows program at Hamilton College. Friends, parents, and AHI fellows attended the reception and banquet, which was held at AHI [...]

Save the Date: Hamilton v. Jefferson Colloquium at Monticello, Nov. 15-17, 2018

The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation for a special event at Monticello, November 15-17, 2018: “Hamilton v. Jefferson: On History, Freedom, and Republican Government.” AHI Executive Director Robert Paquette and Dr. Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy, Vice President of [...]

Photos: AHI Sponsors Douglas Egerton Winner of Lincoln Prize

On April 4, Dr. Douglas Egerton, a long-time friend of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), appeared at Hamilton College at the invitation of AHI Executive Director Robert Paquette to present on his prize-winning book in an afternoon class on the Civil War taught by AHI Academic Adviser Maurice Isserman.  In [...]

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