Alexander_Hamilton_Institute_for_the_Study_of_Western_Civilization

Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization

Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization

Conservative think tank

This article is about the institute in Clinton, New York. For the former institute for business education in New York City, see Alexander Hamilton Institute.

The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization is a conservative think tank in Clinton, New York, founded in 2007.[1][2] It is independent of Hamilton College in Clinton.

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History

History professor Robert L. Paquette of Hamilton College led an attempt to create an "Alexander Hamilton Center" on the Hamilton College campus, but it was unsuccessful.[3] A faculty vote voiced concern that the proposal to establish this alumni-financed center to study "capitalism, natural law and the role of religion in politics" would have an overt conservative political tendency and would not be subject to sufficient oversight by the school. The college's decision not to proceed drew criticism from conservative commentators,[4][5] and the institute was established as an off-campus, independent entity.[6] The first director of the institute was federal appeals court judge David Aldrich Nelson.[7] Philanthropist Jane Fraser joined the board in the institute's first year.[8]

Since its founding, it has continued to host numerous speakers and hold events on-campus. It helps to maintain on-campus academic reading clusters and conservative organizations.[citation needed]

People

People affiliated with the Alexander Hamilton Institute:

References

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    "Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization". Influcence Watch. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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    "Rejected by NY college, conservative center sets up off campus". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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    "At Last! The Hamilton Institute". The New Criterion. October 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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    Mangu-Ward, Katherine (2007-01-19). "The New Campus Dissidents". opinion. Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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    Cohen, Patricia (2008-09-22). "Conservatives Try New Tack on Campuses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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    Segall, Grant (2010-10-07). "U.S. Appeals Judge David Aldrich Nelson started his legal career in Cleveland". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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    "Board of Directors". The AHI. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
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    Maxmillian Angerholzer III, James Kitfield, Christopher P. Lu (2014) Triumphs and Tragedies of the Modern Congress. p. 387
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    Kush, Anne (2022-02-22). "AHI's Mary Grabar Keeping a Busy Schedule". Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
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    Robert Maranto, Fredrick Hess, Richard Redding (2009). The Politically Correct University. p. 247
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    Mary P. Nichols. Socrates on Friendship and Community: Reflections on Plato's Symposium. (2009), p. i
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    Juliana Geran Pilon: Experience
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