Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University and American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), an Adtalem Global Education institution, have established a partnership to increase access to a medical education program for qualified FranU students through Adtalem’s Medical Education Readiness Program (MERP). Through this partnership, FranU students who successfully complete the 15-week MERP preparatory course and meet AUC’s minimum admissions requirements will receive an interview and conditional acceptance into the next AUC medical school class.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University's Board of Trustees announced the retirement of University President and CEO Tina S. Holland, PhD. She is the university's fourth president and will leave FranU in the summer of 2025 after 11 years of service. The board will soon begin a national search for the next president. FranU's Chair of the Board of Trustees Todd Schexnayder said, "From the moment she arrived on campus, Dr. Holland has led FranU with energy, passion, vision and integrity.