CCFW NEWS
Coverage of the closure of Wells College has been extensive. Please see below for a selection of articles and other coverage.
NEW!! Notes of a CCFW observer at the hearing of 25th November, held in Auburn in the Cayuga County Supreme Court. This was the hearing at which Judge Thomas Leone gave final approval for the legacy agreement between Wells College and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Click here to read the notes: Notes of CCFW Observer at the 25th November Hearing
International coverage of our bid:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/alumni-group-leads-bid-to-reopen-wells-college-after-sudden-closure-aiming-to-restore-156-year-old-institution/articleshow/119123132.cms
Coverage of our bid from WIVT/WBGH:
www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/wells-college-alums-make-bid-to-buy-campus/
Our support for the transfer of the Wells College Archives to the Village of Aurora Historical Society:
saving_wells_letter_of_support_to_aurora_historical_society_2024_07_20.docx
Letter from Linda Schwab, Village Historian for Aurora, explaining to the Board of Trustees why the college's archives should remain in Aurora:
village_historian_to_wells_bot.pdf
The closure of Wells College, featured on the 2 July 2024 podcast of Jenn White's 1A:
www.npr.org/2024/07/02/1198912267/what-happens-when-a-college-shuts-its-doors-for-good
On the near-total lack of transparency regarding the closure:
rochesterbeacon.com/2024/06/27/the-closing-of-a-156-year-old-college/
On the beheading of Minerva:
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/arts/design/wells-college-minerva-statue.html
From the Hechinger Report:
hechingerreport.org/the-story-of-how-one-college-abruptly-closed-but-kept-everyone-in-the-dark/
Guest opinion from Leslie Seifert:
www.syracuse.com/opinion/2024/05/wells-college-got-no-respect-even-from-its-own-leaders-guest-opinion-by-leslie-seifert.html
Investigation by CNYCentral into the president's salary and bonuses:
cnycentral.com/news/local/i-team-digging-deeper-into-wells-college-finances-as-alums-say-closure-is-like-a-death
Why we feel that President Gibralter MUST be removed:
www.change.org/p/demand-the-removal-of-wells-college-president-jonathan-gibraltar
This is not the first time: A 2020 petition calling for the removal of President Gibralter:
www.change.org/p/alumni-ae-removal-of-president-gibralter-from-the-presidency-of-wells-college
Closure is NOT inevitable: The case of Saving Sweet Briar:
www.ucop.edu/alumni-constituent-affairs/_files/CASE%20-%20Saving%20Sweet%20Briar.pdf