AG Torrez concerned over WNMU president buyout

AG Torrez concerned over WNMU president buyout

SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) –New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez says he is concerned about the buyout the outgoing president of a New Mexico university is getting. On Friday, Western New Mexico University President Dr. Joseph Shepard announced in a Board of Regents meeting he would be stepping down in mid-January. Western New Mexico University under scrutiny for spending The move comes as the school has faced controversy for spending m…

WNMU President Shepard to step down - Silvercity Daily Press

(Press Staff Photo by Juno Ogle)Western New Mexico University Board of Regents Chair Mary Hotvedt gets a hug from Magdaleno Manzanarez, WNMU vice president for external affairs, after a special meeting of the regents in which they accepted the resignation of President Joseph Shepard, left. Saying it was the right thing to do for the institution, Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard announced his resignation on Friday morning, e…