A public institution in New Mexico Highlands University placed President Neil Woolf on paid administrative leave, with the Board of Regents providing no explanation beyond privacy and due-process language. Woolf said he had not been warned and pointed to prior gains cited by his supporters, including fundraising and enrollment growth. Faculty and staff leaders connected to the campus union allege Woolf violated the institution’s collective bargaining agreement, setting up a governance and labor-management dispute alongside the leadership uncertainty. Regents’ silence increases the pressure for procedural clarity, especially for stakeholders planning academic operations, budgeting, and staffing through fiscal planning cycles.