The Board of Regents at New Mexico Highlands University placed President Neil Woolf on paid administrative leave, according to local reporting. The board did not provide an explanation, citing privacy rights and applicable federal and state law. Woolf said he had not been given prior written or verbal notice of concerns. Faculty leadership flagged the personnel move as contentious. Kathy Jenkins, president of the NMHU Faculty and Staff Association, told reporters that employees were upset and that the union alleged Woolf had violated the collective bargaining agreement. The president said he remains committed to ongoing work, including fundraising, enrollment growth, and new programs tied to state workforce needs. The action matters for higher education governance and trust: administrative leave with limited disclosure can quickly affect campus morale, bargaining dynamics, and confidence in institutional leadership continuity.