NMSU Board approves contract for new president
Update (October 25, 2024): NMSU's Board of Regents just voted unanimously to approve Ferme's contract.
Ferme is set to start his new job at the university on November 18, 2024. In the meantime, Ferme will meet with community members on campus and at the university's outlying centers as part of a transition period.
“My family and I are honored to join the land-grant institution of the state of New Mexico, even as I am humbled by the responsibility that this role entails toward our campuses and communities and, equally importantly, to the citizenry and government of the state,” Ferme said in a message to the campus community.”
Mónica Torres will continue to serve as interim president through the end of 2024, university officials say.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- New Mexico State University has selected its new president. Valerio Ferme will take over the university system soon. The Board of Regents will decide his start date during contract negotiations at a future open meeting. Interim President Mónica Torres will serve in the role until Ferme begins.
The board chose Ferme after a nationwide search and visits from the four finalists last month.
Ferme most recently served as the dean of the college of Arts and Sciences at the University. He previously served as dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Northern Arizona University and divisional dean for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Colorado. He taught for 19 years in the University of Colorado Department of French and Italian.
