New Mexico attorney general seeks to claw back WNMU …
1 day ago · Takeaways. The New Mexico Department of Justice on Thursday filed a motion to block outgoing Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard from spending his $1.9 million buyout.
New Mexico Attorney General files suit against Joseph Shepard …
1 day ago · New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is taking outgoing Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard and all five members of the Board of Regents to court over a $1.9 million buyout payment they awarded to Shepard, who state investigators say has routinely engaged in “wasteful” and “improper” spending of taxpayer dollars.
After a year of scrutiny, Joseph Shepard to resign as WNMU …
Dec 20, 2024 · Joseph Shepard is out as president of Western New Mexico University after more than 13 years on the job. The university Board of Regents unanimously voted to terminate his contract on Friday, although both sides said the decision was mutual.
After a year of scrutiny, Joseph Shepard to resign as WNMU
Jan 3, 2025 · Shepard said he made the decision to resign because his wife’s role in university spending has come under scrutiny, likening it to when Plame’s identity as a CIA agent was outed by a ...
State AG to investigate Shepard’s WNMU exit
Dec 24, 2024 · Add the New Mexico Department of Justice to the agencies that are investigating Western New Mexico University. In a press release issued Saturday, N.M. Attorney General Raul Torrez said the department will conduct an inquiry into the separation agreement between WNMU President Joseph Shepard and the Board of Regents. The agreement was approved Friday in a special virtual meeting of the regents ...
Faculty senate outraged over Joseph Shepard severance deal at …
Dec 29, 2024 · The meeting was set up in direct response to the board’s recent severance agreement with former WNMU president Joseph Shepard. A draft of the measure, obtained by Searchlight New Mexico, will demand that all five members of the board, including president Mary E. Hotvedt, resign. “Furthermore, we call upon our state elected officials to work ...
WNMU president gets $1.9 million buyout and faculty job
Dec 20, 2024 · Joseph Shepard resigned as president of Western New Mexico University in return for a lump-sum payment of $1.909 million. Western’s five-member board of regents voted unanimously to...
Former WNMU employee files complaints against president for …
Nov 26, 2024 · A former Western New Mexico University employee filed ethics complaints Thursday against the Silver City institution’s president, Joe Shepard, alleging he has reimbursed himself over $220,000 ...
Joseph Shepard - Wikipedia
Joseph Shepard is an American academic administrator serving as the 15th president of Western New Mexico University.Appointed on April 27, 2011, he assumed office on July 5, 2011. [1] Following long-standing accusations of corruption and wasteful spending substantiated by the State Auditor, [2] Shepard agreed to resign effective Jan. 15, 2025, having been awarded a severance package of roughly ...
Faculty revolt at Western New Mexico University
Dec 30, 2024 · The meeting was set up in direct response to the board’s recent severance agreement with former WNMU president Joseph Shepard. A draft of the measure, obtained by Searchlight New Mexico, will demand that all five members of the board, including president Mary E. Hotvedt, resign.