November 13, 2025 - Board of Regents Special Meeting, University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents held a special meeting on November 13, 2025, primarily to discuss and approve the Elevate Extraordinary 2030 strategic plan and to address a critical issue concerning the University of Minnesota Medical School's clinical practice plan (UMP). The Board unanimously approved the strategic plan, emphasizing its mission-focused and statewide impact. A significant portion of the meeting focused on a proposed agreement between Fairview Health Services and UMP management, which the University leadership and Regents strongly opposed due to concerns over lack of transparency, exclusion from negotiations, and potential negative impacts on the medical school's governance, academic support, and statewide healthcare mission. University officials detailed financial and operational risks, including underinvestment by Fairview, diminished University oversight, and threats to faculty roles and interprofessional collaboration. The Board expressed unified opposition to the agreement, highlighting its potential to destabilize the medical school and health sciences programs across all campuses, and reaffirmed the President's authority to take necessary actions to protect the University's interests moving forward.