The American Association of University Professors publicly demanded transparency after reports that Palantir — a contractor with military and ICE clients — was connected to the Department of Education’s foreign-funding portal. The AAUP pressed the department to disclose Palantir’s role, contract value and data access as faculty groups warned of surveillance risks and threats to institutional autonomy. Education Department officials said Palantir served as a subcontractor for Monkton on the portal, foreignfundinghighered.gov, which tracks large foreign gifts to colleges. University leaders and governing boards should expect renewed scrutiny of vendor contracts, data governance and compliance processes as federal reporting rules collide with privacy and academic-governance concerns.