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Coverage of the closure of Wells College has been extensive. Please see below for a selection of articles and other coverage.

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