The U.S. Department of Education published a new dataset showing universities reported more than $5 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts in 2025 as part of a push for transparency on foreign influence. The listings name Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, MIT and Stanford among the largest recipients; Qatar accounted for roughly $1.1 billion of reported funds. The release aligns with the Trump administration’s broader effort to disclose and police foreign ties on campus. University leaders and research administrators must now reconcile compliance, donor stewardship and research collaboration practices with growing public and regulatory scrutiny.