"We reached out to his attorney and asked him to voluntarily submit that payment to the court — he refused to do that," NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez said.

The New Mexico Attorney General is taking aim at Western New Mexico University and sending the message that rewarding the ...

Since 2011, Dr. Joseph Shepard has been the president of WNMU. This past year, he has been questioned for using university ...

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 ...

After Shepard resigned, WNMU’s Board of Regents offered what AG Torrez is calling a “golden parachute.” The separation agreement includes a $1,909,788 buyout, five-year teaching contract ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last week, the Associated Press reported that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham asked for the immediate resignation of the regents at WNMU due to the audit’s findings. KRQE News 13 reached out to ...

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 ...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed an emergency temporary restraining order on Monday to halt embattled Western New Mexico University President Joe Shepard from earning $1.9 million ...