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 ...

Western New Mexico University came one step closer to a fully functioning institution in the midst of an ethics scandal Friday, when it earned one new member of its governing board. Former Republican ...

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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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a response in court Thursday opposing a motion to dismiss the case against former Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard for alleged ...

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 ...

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.