Articles by Mikhail Zinshteyn
December 2024
Will Filling Out Student Aid Form Target Undocumented Parents for Trump’s Mass Deportations?
November 2024
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
August 2023
How Many Cal State Employees Are Accused of Sexual Harassment? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know
July 2023
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
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?
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
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