WNMU Gets New President

WNMU gets new president

@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } WNMU selects new presidentThe new president will succeed Joseph Shepard, whose tenure ended in scandal in 2024. SILVER CITY, N.M. — After more than a year of controversy and scandal surrounding Western New Mexico University, they now have a new president. The Board of Regents made their final decision Tuesday, choosing Dr. Jose Coll. He’s a Marine veteran who c…

Western New Mexico University announces new president

SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) — After a year-long search, Western New Mexico University's board of regents has officially appointed its next president. Jose Coll was announced as the university's 16th president. He served in the Marine Corps and as the provost for Western Oregon University. His presidency begins on July 1 under a three-year contract.

Western New Mexico University hires new president after national search

The campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M., pictured March 9, 2026 (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)Regents at Western New Mexico University unanimously hired a new president Tuesday morning, more than a year after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham cleaned house and appointed five new regents to oversee the Silver City university. At the meeting, regents struck an optimistic tone for the future as they signed a deal with Western Oregon…

Coll tapped as WNMU president - Silvercity Daily Press

(Press Staff Photo by Juno Ogle)Western New Mexico University Regent Dean Reed, left, introduces Jose E. Coll, appearing on the screen above the regents, as the 16th president of WNMU following a unanimous vote to approve his contract during a meeting Tuesday morning in the J. Cloyd Miller Library. The next president of Western New Mexico University will have to get used to saying “Western New Mexico” rather than “Western Oregon.” With a unanimo…