Articles by Mikhail Zinshteyn

September 2024

Cal State Campuses Brace for ‘Severe Consequences’ as Budget Gap Looms

Should California Community Colleges Offer Bachelor’s Degrees in Nursing? Universities Say No

June 2024

The Effort to Bring Back Affirmative Action in Limited Form Is Dead

Gavin Newsom and the Legislature Are Far Apart on College Spending as Budget Deadline Nears

Student Loan Relief Deadline Approaching for 300,000 California Borrowers

May 2024

‘We Have to Do Less With Less’: Cal State Faces Extra $500 Million Budget Gap

Gavin Newsom’s Budget Proposal Ditches Promise to Fund 5 Years of Growth for UC and Cal State

When Is a California College Degree Worth the Cost? A New Study Has Answers

March 2024

California Extends Student Financial Aid Deadline

California May Extend Financial Aid Deadline for Students Impacted by Federal Delays

February 2024

Cal State Faculty Vote to Ratify New Contract

January 2024

Cal State Faculty Ends Their Strike After Reaching a Tentative Contract Agreement

Cal State Faculty Strike Across All 23 Campuses in Historic Labor Walkout

Cal State Faculty Union Vows to Strike Over the University’s Final Pay Offer

December 2023

Cal State Union Stages First of One-Day Strikes Over Faculty Salaries

November 2023

Cal State Faculty Plans to Strike as Officials Reject a 12% Salary Increase

Understanding California’s College Students’ Protests Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

October 2023

If the State Cannot Afford to Expand the Cal Grant Program, Key Trade-Offs Loom

September 2023

Tuition Hike of 34% Across Five Years Coming to California State University

A Plan to Guarantee Community College Transfer to California’s Public Universities Died. Now It’s Back

August 2023

How Many Cal State Employees Are Accused of Sexual Harassment? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know

July 2023

Cal State Recently Was Forced to Deal With Several Sexual Harassment Allegations. It Fell Short on Numerous Fronts, Report Finds

Cal State Has a New Chancellor. Her Challenges Include the System’s Massive Budget Gap and Sexual Misconduct Allegations

California Wants More College Students to Graduate Debt-Free. How’s the Middle Class Scholarship Going So Far?

June 2023

Cal State Proposes Regular Tuition Hikes to Forestall Budget Gap

May 2023

Gov. Newsom, Legislators May Soon End Education Grant Worth $2,500

New Report Says Cal State Has $1.5 Billion Funding Gap, Suggests Tuition Hikes

Newsom Changes Course, Now Wants More Student Housing Money Sooner

March 2023

Student Housing: State’s Promise to Build More Dorms Hits Setbacks

January 2023

College Enrollment Decline Leads to Funding Changes for Underperforming Cal State Schools

November 2022

Cal Poly SLO Enrolls the Lowest Rate of Black Students Among All the State’s Public Universities

September 2022

Cal State Says It Can’t Afford a Staff Wage Hike Even if Newsom OKs It

California to Give $2,500 Training Grant to Workers Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic

May 2022

Cal State Raises Issue With Cal Grant Expansion

UC System Takes Another Step Toward Keeping Students Debt-Free

$200 Million Proposal Could Solve Part-Time Health Insurance Problem for Community College Faculty

April 2022

Debt-Free College: California Is on the Verge of Spending $632 Million to Help 360,000 Students Lessen Their College Debt

March 2022

Without SAT, ACT, What’s Next for Cal State Admissions?

The Collapse of Community College Enrollment: Can California Turn It Around?

Lawmakers Pass Legislative Fix to Undo UC Berkeley’s Enrollment Cap

February 2022

Cal State Chancellor Resigns After Criticism Over Handling of Sexual Assault Case

If UC Berkeley Must Cut 3,000 Students, Should It Spare Californians?

Do-Over: Cal State Resubmits Application, Increasing Affordable Student Housing Projection by 800 Beds

California Will Reward Volunteering College Students With Aid — but Spend Half the Money on Overhead

January 2022

Student Housing Is Tight. A California Plan Wants $5 Billion for Affordable Beds

November 2021

Exclusive: Cal State Blunder May Mean Loss of 3,000 New Student Housing Beds

Cal State Races to Boost Graduation Rate and Cut Early Ds and Fs

October 2021

Cal Grant Expansion: Newsom Vetoes Game-Changer Bill for 150,000 College Students

September 2021

California Commits $500 Million More to Student Housing: ‘A Drop in the Bucket’

August 2021

Cal State Deadline Could Lead to Unvaccinated Students on Campus and Missed Classes