Joseph Shepard resigned from his role as university president after a state audit showed he was using university funds for lavish travel and perks. However, other parts of the severance package ...

Attorneys for former Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to nullify a $1.9 million separation agreement the embattled ...

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Last month, the New Mexico Department of Justice brought legal action against Dr. Joseph Shepard ... a separation agreement. Shepard’s last day as WNMU president was January 15.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez challenged the severance agreement approved by WNMU regents on Dec. 20 ... arguing that Shepard and the regents breached their fiduciary duties in handling public ...

Javier Martínez (left) discuss legal against Western New Mexico University Board of Regents and outgoing President Joseph Shepard during a news conference Jan. 9, 2025. In an amended complaint fi ...

The regents inflamed the public last month by entering into a contract that awards a lump-sum payment of more than $1.9 million to university President Joseph Shepard in return for his resignation.

Javier Martínez (left) discuss legal against Western New Mexico University Board of Regents and outgoing President Joseph Shepard during a news conference Jan. 9, 2025. In an amended complaint fi ...