The American Association of University Professors publicly pressed the Education Department for details after reporting identified Palantir’s involvement with foreignfundinghighered.gov, a portal tracking foreign gifts to colleges and universities. AAUP leaders raised privacy and surveillance concerns given Palantir’s work with defense and immigration agencies, and demanded transparency on scope, cost and contract terms. The Education Department said Palantir had served in a subcontractor role to a prime contractor and that the portal was being upgraded to ease reporting. Still, AAUP officials warned the partnership could signal a broader shift toward surveillance‑style oversight of higher education and called for disclosure of payments and contractual safeguards. Campus leaders and counsel should monitor the outcome: the controversy touches reporting obligations under Section 117, data privacy, vendor risk management, and potential reputational effects for institutions named in the portal.