http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alexander-hamilton-birthday-is-jan-11 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/alexander-hamilton-birthday-is-jan-11 The Hamilton Alumni Association is honoring the College’s namesake with the annual Alexander Hamilton Birthday Parties, beginning on Jan. 11, Hamilton’s actual birth date in 1755. Parties will be held across the globe, from New York and Boston to Seattle and Honolulu, as well as London, Tokyo and China. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:35:47 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/the-classical-world-of-alexander-hamilton-is-topic-of-lecture http://www.hamilton.edu/news/the-classical-world-of-alexander-hamilton-is-topic-of-lecture Caroline Winterer, professor of history and classics at Stanford University, will present a lecture, “The Classical World of Alexander Hamilton,” on Monday, April 16, at 4:10 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored by the Classics Department and is free and open to the public. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:37:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/class-visits-home-of-alexander-hamilton http://www.hamilton.edu/news/class-visits-home-of-alexander-hamilton On Saturday, April 7, a group of students enrolled in "The Classical Tradition in American Political Life: Cicero, Jefferson, and Hamilton," a course taught by Frank Anechiarico '71, Maynard Knox Professor of Government and Law, and Carl Rubino, Winslow Professor of Classics, traveled to New York City to visit the New York Historical Society and the Grange, the home that Alexander Hamilton built for himself and his family. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:58:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/johnson-13-helps-prepare-upcoming-ahi-programming http://www.hamilton.edu/news/johnson-13-helps-prepare-upcoming-ahi-programming Alexander Hamilton left an incredible legacy as a political and economic thinker. Centuries after his death, three Hamilton professors founded the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, an organization dedicated to providing innovative, educational programming about a wide range of topics. Marta Johnson ’13 was a summer intern for the institute, supported by Hamilton’s Eckman Fund through the Career Center. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:30:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/a-lesson-learned-federal-debt-then-and-now http://www.hamilton.edu/news/a-lesson-learned-federal-debt-then-and-now Scott Blosser ’12, a 2011 Levitt Fellow, is spending the summer with Professor of History Douglas Ambrose, researching “Federalism and the Problem of State Debt: The Debate Over and Lessons of the Federal Assumption of State Debt.” Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:34:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-rediscovering-alexander-hamilton-em-premieres-april-11-on-pbs http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-rediscovering-alexander-hamilton-em-premieres-april-11-on-pbs Biopic documentary Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton premieres on Monday, April 11, on local PBS stations. It will air in the Clinton – Utica area on Monday at 10 p.m. on WCNYHD (853), Tuesday, April 12 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on 853, and Wednesday, April 13, on WCNY (13) at 3 a.m. Check local listings for other areas. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:59:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/white-house-poetry-slam-features-alexander-hamilton http://www.hamilton.edu/news/white-house-poetry-slam-features-alexander-hamilton A rapid-fire-rapped history lesson about Hamilton College’s namesake was one of the most popular presentations at the White House’s first-ever poetry slam. Assuming the role of Aaron Burr, Lin-Manuel Miranda offered a review Alexander Hamilton’s life as part of this event titled “Poetry, Music and Spoken Word.” Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-presents-at-political-theory-conference http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-presents-at-political-theory-conference Associate Professor of Government Robert Martin presented “Secret Plodders: Anti-Federalism, Anonymity, and the Struggle for Democratic Dissent” at the annual Association for Political Theory Conference on Saturday, Oct. 24. The three-day event conference was held at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST