Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization

The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, known as AHI, is an educational nonprofit in Clinton, in Oneida County. Inspired by the life and work of Alexander Hamilton, it promotes scholarship on freedom, democracy and capitalism, and on how those ideas took shape in the United States and the wider Western tradition.

AHI describes itself as open to all citizens of good will, and most of its programming is open to the public. Its work centers on civic outreach and undergraduate education in the liberal arts, which makes it a resource for students and curious residents alike. Clinton, home to Hamilton College, is a fitting base for that kind of work.

What to Know

• AHI is an educational nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status.
• Its inspiration is Alexander Hamilton, and its subject is freedom, democracy and capitalism as they developed in the United States.
• Most of its programming is open to the public, not just to students.
• Civic outreach and undergraduate liberal arts education are its two main areas of work.
• It is a member of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce.