As he prepares to step down amid ethics investigations, Western New Mexico University President Joe Shepard told the campus ...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez aims to block Western New Mexico University's embattled outgoing president from spending a $1.9 million buyout and is asking a state court to toss his ...

Western New Mexico University (WNMU) has sparked controversy after paying outgoing president Joseph Shepard a $1.9 million ...

Joseph Shepard, departing president of Western New Mexico University, is $1.9 million richer, and he aims to keep it that way. The seven-figure buyout in return for Shepard's forthcoming resignation ...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez says nearly $2 million was already paid out to former Western New Mexico University President Dr. Joseph Shepard despite Torrez taking action to stop those ...

New Mexico's top prosecutor is suing Western New Mexico University's regents and outgoing president. State Attorney General Raúl Torrez is seeking to undo a lucrative severance package that includes a ...

"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.