"Since New Mexico Highlands University president Neil Woolf was placed on paid administrative leave last week, additional administrators have been removed from their positions, the Albuquerque Journal reported. Provost Daniel Brown and men's basketball coach Zach Settembre have also been placed on paid administrative leave, and three other top officials have been dismissed, according to the Journal."
"Settembre told the local media he had no idea why he was removed. "When I started getting calls Tuesday night, saying that there was an article out or two articles out that I was fired, I was shocked as anyone," the coach told KRQE. "HR told me that I was on leave.""
"Hired last year, Settembre noted that he was dismissed just five days after signing a three-year contract extension. "You hope that you get due process and you have a chance to at least understand what the leave is about or why the termination occurred," he said."
"Student and employee frustrations are mounting in the absence of answers. When they tried to log on to a scheduled Zoom meeting, they discovered the meeting had already concluded, KOAT reported. One professor told the ABC News affiliate that the unexplained dismissals are causing students stress. "Of course, people have thoughts, but we don't know why officially," the professor said."
New Mexico Highlands University president Neil Woolf was placed on paid administrative leave, and additional administrators were removed from their positions. Provost Daniel Brown and men’s basketball coach Zach Settembre were also placed on paid administrative leave, and three other top officials were dismissed. The board of regents provided no reason for the leadership changes. Settembre said he did not know why he was removed and learned he was on leave through HR after calls reported he had been fired. He noted he was dismissed five days after signing a three-year contract extension and expected due process and an explanation. Students and employees reported growing frustration and stress due to the lack of official information, including issues with a scheduled Zoom meeting that appeared to have already ended.
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