Recordings

Audio of presentation about sale of campus by CBRE Realtors and Pres. Henking, 21 Jan. 2025, with slides.

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The State Historic Preservation Office determines that Long Library, Barler and Campbell are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places!

Docomomo NY/Tri-state newsletter supports protecting Barler & Campell, the companion buildings to Netsch’s Long Library on the Wells campus, 1 February 2025

The Chronicle of Higher Education features Aurora in a story about the impact of college closures on small communities, 13 Dec. 2024

MasContext in-depth essay on the uncertain future of Netsch’s Long Library at Wells College, 18 Nov. 2024

The Architect’s Newspaper feature: Library by Walter Netsch, and other buildings, are under threat in Aurora, NY, after Wells College’s recent closure, 6 Nov. 2024

Rome Sentinel article on the risk to historic campus buildings left unheated all winter, 18 Oct. 2024

Finger Lakes Daily News reports on the nomination of the Wells campus to the “Seven to Save” program of the Preservation League of NYS, 14 Oct. 2024

Ithaca Journal on faculty complaint to the National Labor Relations Board, 20 August 2024

NPR’s 1A program about Wells’ closure, 2 July 2024.

Ithaca Journal followed local developments in wake of closure, 21 June 2024.

Finger Lakes Times reported on concerns after Minerva’s beheading, 19 June 2024.

The Hechinger Report featured Wells’ abrupt closure, 18 May 2024.

Ongoing coverage of Wells’ closure in local paper includes 50+ articles

Editorials: The Auburn Citizen chastises Wells leadership, 29 August 2024; The Citizen asks for communication about Wells’ future from NYS, 25 July 2024; Aurora’s future without Wells, The Auburn Citizen, 16 May 2024

A few letters

Updates to Alums from Wells Board of Trustees, October 2024-February 2025.

Letter to the Editor: WLS responds to WCA Meeting, 21 Nov. 2024

Template for writing historic preservation advocacy letter, 17 Oct. 2024

Support for PACNY’s nomination of Wells campus to “Seven to Save” program, 9 Oct. 2024

Press Release: Historic Campus at Risk of Irreparable Harm, 3 Oct. 2024

Letter from NYS Archivists on Wells’ archives, 28 Aug 2024

WLS offer to monitor Long Library, 12 July 2024

WLS Support for Med Center & Peachtown, 30 June 2024

Village Historian’s Letter re Wells archives, 26 June 2024

Aurora Village Board’s Letter re future of campus, 25 June 2024

WLS to Aurora BoT proposing campus zoning compromise, 5 June 2024