Trustees & Regents

Western New Mexico University president Joseph Shepard received a lucrative payout when he resigned amid controversy. Here’s how it stacks up to other budget items at the college.

The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in an ongoing legal saga between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University over who governs the university.

Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.

The president, who led the university for 13 years and faced criticism for his spending, received an exit package that will more than triple what he would earn if he had been fired without cause.

Some institutions hired away well-known sitting presidents, while others saw their leaders leave amid difficult and dramatic circumstances.