WNMU processed $1.9M buyout ahead of ruling on effort to block it
The New Mexico Department of Justice filed an effort Thursday to block outgoing university President Joseph Shepard from spending the money.
WNMU regents resign amid $1.9M buyout for president
The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents is out amid a controversial $1.9 million payout they approved for the university's outgoing president.
AG seeks to block $1.9M buyout for WNMU president
Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed an emergency court motion Monday seeking a temporary restraining order to block a $1.9 million golden parachute from Western New Mexico University to outgoing President Joseph Shepard.
New Mexico AG seeks to block $1.9M buyout for WNMU president
Raúl Torrez called the payment to Joseph Shepard “an egregious misuse of public funds and a betrayal of the Board's responsibility."
New Mexico AG files motion to halt $1.9M buyout for WNMU president
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a motion to block a $1.9 million buyout for the departing president of Western New Mexico University.
New Mexico attorney general seeks to stop $1.9 million severance payment to WNMU president
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4 of 5 Western New Mexico U Regents Resign Amid Controversy
Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.
After a year of scrutiny, Joseph Shepard to resign as WNMU president
Shepard and the regents have been under the microscope for more than a year after a 2023 Searchlight New Mexico investigation ...
A University President Accused of Squandering Public Money Resigns in Exchange for a $2 Million Payout
It will be a happy new year for Joseph Shepard, the outgoing president of Western New Mexico University (WNMU), who is scheduled to receive a $1.9 million ...
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Western New Mexico U President’s Golden Parachute Irks Lawmakers
The president, who led the university for 13 years and faced criticism for his spending, received an exit package that will ...
New Mexico attorney general files court motion to block $1.9 million severance for WNMU's former president
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a court motion to block a $1.9 million severance payment to former WNMU ...
At last, all but one of WNMU's regents are out
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham finally got tough with a band of inept, free-spending university administrators she appointed. Even so, one will remain in power for at least a few more weeks. Lujan ...
Western New Mexico University regents resign after wasteful spending revelations
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — More members of the embattled board of regents at Western New Mexico University have resigned, a ...