"We're looking into the financial nature. Did this expenditure violate policies and procedures? Were any other laws broken?" State Auditor Joseph Maestas said.

A group of Western New Mexico University students took to Regent Square on the Silver City campus Wednesday to say goodbye to President Joe Shepard, who resigned in the midst of ethics investigations ...

A state judge ruled Monday against the state attorney general's request to place Western New Mexico University President Joe ...

a full-time teaching position for the WNMU School of Business and an eight-month sabbatical for Shepard before he resigns from his position as president on Jan. 15, according to WNMU. Gov.

“Egregious misconduct by the board of regents at Western New Mexico University and its outgoing President Dr. Joseph Shepard,” said ... to replace the former WNMU board members.

As he prepares to step down amid ethics investigations, Western New Mexico University President Joe Shepard told the campus community on Friday that he’ll fight litigation the state attorney ...

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By the time New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez petitioned a court earlier this week to block a $1.9 million severance payment for Western New Mexico University’s outgoing president, Joseph ...

WNMU’s Office of Marketing and Communications issued a statement responding to the NM DOJ news conference in response to questions from Source confirming Shepard’s effective resignation date. The ...

and whether to order Shepard to put the money in a trust until an ongoing audit of WNMU’s finances concludes. “The level of greed, self-dealing and arrogance that has been exhibited throughout this ...

In November 2024, state auditors released a bombshell report revealing questionable spending of $360,000 in university money under former WNMU president Dr. Joseph Shepard over a five-year period.