“There needs to be a reckoning so that in the future we can move forward with trust and transparency,” said WNMU Economics Professor Jorge Romero-Habeych. But what does this mean for the ...

Lujan Grisham on Tuesday asked for the immediate resignation of all of WNMU's regents "to help ensure that Western New Mexico University will be able to regain its equilibrium and once again serve its ...

Since 2011, Dr. Joseph Shepard has been the president of WNMU. This past year, he has been questioned for using university money on international trips and expensive furniture. During a board ...

Joseph Shepard stepped down as president of WNMU after a state audit found he spent $316,000 of university money on lavish international trips, high-end furniture and other items over the course ...

WNMU board chair defends handling of ethics investigations; public calls on mass resignations KEVIN OPSAHL, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Updated Sun, December 15, 2024 at 3:02 PM UTC ...

Torrez sought the order to prevent the university's five-member board from disbursing the severance payment before a hearing in 6th Judicial District Court and completion of a WNMU audit into ...

A member of the Western New Mexico University Board of Regents announced her resignation Tuesday ahead of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s letter to the board asking them all to resign amid a ...

Mary Hotvedt's comments came in a prepared statement during the board's meeting in Silver City, where members of the public called on Shepard and the entire board to resign as numerous state agencies ...

Torrez called the severance payout to Shepard an egregious misuse of public funds and a betrayal of the WNMU Board of Regents’ responsibility to act in the best interest of the university and ...

The Western New Mexico University Faculty Senate will meet later this week to consider a vote of no confidence against the university’s governing board, which approved a severance contract for ...

SILVER CITY, N.M. The UTPB women’s basketball team defeated Western New Mexico University in an 83-54 victory Sunday on the road in Lone Star Conference play. The Falcons improved to 8-5 overall ...

All five regents of Western New Mexico University have agreed to resign from office, but not soon enough to protect the public purse or the school’s reputation. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan ...