Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, has announced a three-year, $1.25 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of an initiative to strengthen global education at six private colleges in the state.

The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium—which includes Colgate University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, St. Lawrence University, Skidmore College, and Union College—will use the funds to launch the New York Six International Initiative, an effort to "assist...member schools in expanding the global aspects of their curricula and engaging students and faculty in the study of global issues, both at their home campuses and abroad."