SANTA FE — As higher education leaders went to the Roundhouse on Wednesday to ask lawmakers for more than $1 billion in funding for the coming fiscal year, the panel of elected officials also questioned why the leaders have not adapted to a new landscape or why money previously provided has not matched the return on investment.
Stephanie Rodriguez, secretary of the New Mexico Higher Education Department; Joe Shepard, president of Western New Mexico University; Becky Rowley, president of Santa Fe Community College; and Monica Torres, chancellor of New Mexico State University System Community Colleges, outlined their proposals on behalf of their counterparts before the Legislative Finance Committee.
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