After the high-profile detainment of Mahmoud Khalil -- a Columbia grad -- in March, higher education institutions across the U.S. are reporting student visa revocations.

March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday launched investigations into Stanford University and three University of California schools to ensure they comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down race-conscious admissions.

The Trump administration says it has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine.

In February, Stanford administrators announced a hiring freeze in an open letter to students, faculty, and staff, citing potential funding cuts and tax changes. In its latest letter, sent on the first day of spring quarter, the university has pledged to address those concerns in a series of town halls.

In emails, players allege that Flacks has retaliated against athletes who cooperated with a third-party investigation.

Stanford football has endured what might be their worst three-year stretch since the early days of Jim Harbaugh. Not only have they suffered from a lack of resu