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New Mexico attorney general sues university over 'golden parachute' payment to outgoing president

Jan. 09, 2025 17:01 PM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor is suing Western New Mexico University's regents and outgoing president to try to undo a lucrative severance package that included a nearly $2 million payout approved in the wake of a scathing report that detailed wasteful spending and lax...

Governor works to replace 'tone-deaf' regents at Western New Mexico University

Jan. 07, 2025 15:41 PM EST

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — More members of the embattled board of regents at Western New Mexico University have resigned, a confirmation that came Tuesday during roll call at a meeting scheduled to address the departure of the university's president amid fallout from wasteful spending and lax...

Governor seeks resignation of Western New Mexico University regents after spending revelations

Jan. 02, 2025 19:27 PM EST

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked for the immediate resignation of regents at Western New Mexico State University after revelations of wasteful spending and failures in financial oversight, according to documents released Thursday. In a year-end...

Western New Mexico University president resigns after audit citing improper use of public funds

Dec. 20, 2024 21:38 PM EST

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Western New Mexico University's president, who has faced scrutiny over his spending on overseas trips and his wife's use of a university credit card, resigned Friday as part of a deal that guarantees him a new job and $1.9 million. Joseph Shepard's...