Western New Mexico University Board of Regents announces search for president

Fresh voices at last on a troubled campus

Four new regents are in charge at Western New Mexico University. The old board angered taxpayers by giving WNMU's president $1.9 million to resign.

Western New Mexico University Board of Regents announces search for president

Western New Mexico University Board of Regents announces search for president

New regents visit campus for first meeting - Silvercity Daily Press

(Press Staff Photo by Juno Ogle)John Wertheim, second from left, talks Wednesday about the need for transparency in finding a new president for Western New Mexico University, during the first meeting of four new members of the WNMU Board of Regents. Joseph Reed, left, was elected treasurer of the board. Wertheim was elected vice chair, Steven Neville, second from right, was elected chair, and Student Regent Keana Huerta, right, as secretary. By …

WNMU’s new regents discuss financial audits and president search

The four new members of the Western New Mexico University board of regents, J. Dean Reed, John V. Wertheim, Steven Neville and Keana Huerta, met with WNMU Staff Senate President Bart Brown and ASWNMU President Brenda Dominguez for the first time on April 9, 2025. (Photo courtesy Western New Mexico University)Western New Mexico University’s new board of regents met for the first time Wednesday, setting plans for a search for a new university pres…

JCPS Board of Education addresses learning checks and superintendent search

During the JCPS Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 8, board members reviewed the Evidence of Learning Checks, self-evaluated, heard updates on the search for a new superintendent and responded to community concerns. Board members meet once every month to discuss a variety of issues spanning from budget discussions to policy decisions. Superintendent search progress Current Superintendent, Dr. Marty Pollio, is set to retire at the end o…