By Jay Rey Hilbert College has received its largest grant to date, a $2 million federal award to help its students succeed. The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help to develop two new programs, officials at the Hamburg college said Thursday.

By Jay Rey African-American high school students in Buffalo are getting a nudge toward higher education under a new initiative at Hilbert College. The small liberal arts college in Hamburg is partnering with two Buffalo churches to bring high school juniors to the Hamburg school.