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Mikhail Zinshteyn has been a higher education reporter since 2015. As a freelancer, he contributed to The Atlantic, The Hechinger Report, Inside Higher Ed and The 74. Previously, he was a reporter at EdSource and before that a program manager at the Education Writers Association. Mikhail was born in the Soviet Union and has a master's degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics. He is based in Los Angeles. Pell grants and work-study helped pay for his undergraduate degree at Union College.

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Manifestantes participan en una protesta contra la propuesta 16, una iniciativa de votación estatal que restablecería la acción afirmativa, en Walnut Creek el 16 de octubre de 2020. Fotografía de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters

La acción afirmativa goza de mucho apoyo, ¿por qué la Propuesta 16 está quedándose atrás?

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn October 21, 2020October 27, 2020

El apoyo del partido Demócrata, altos funcionarios del estado y varios medios de comunicación no ha dado lugar a una ventaja para el lado del Sí en las encuestas. La opinión de los votantes sobre la acción afirmativa en teoría y en la práctica es parte de la razón.

Affirmative action has tons of endorsements — so why is Prop. 16 trailing?

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn October 21, 2020November 9, 2020
Saxon Stahl, a fourth year student at UC Santa Cruz, stands in the woods across from their residence hall on Oct. 14, 2020. The heavily wooded campus had a mandatory evacuation for more than a week during the CZN Lightening Complex fires in August. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Is your college in a severe wildfire zone?

Mikhail ZinshteynErica Yee by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Erica Yee October 15, 2020October 21, 2020
Dr. Jospeh Castro, President of Fresno State University, has been named successor to Timothy White. Photo courtesy of Fresno State University

Cal State chooses first Mexican American chancellor

Mikhail ZinshteynFelicia Mello by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 23, 2020September 25, 2020
Students sunbathe on the lawn at UC Berkeley on March 12, 2020. The university suspended most in-person classes on Tuesday due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State auditor blasts UC for admitting unqualified students based on wealthy connections

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 22, 2020September 22, 2020
A few students walk through Sproul Plaza, normally bustling with student organization tables, on March 12, 2020. UC Berkeley suspended most in-person classes beginning on Tuesday of this week due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus-induced student housing levels could cost UC a billion dollars per year

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Coronavirus precautions at UC system likely until fall 2021

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

How to make sense of affirmative action in UC admissions

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 15, 2020October 21, 2020
Imagen vía iStock, elementos adicionales de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters

Cómo entender la acción afirmativa en las admisiones del sistema de Universidades de California

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 15, 2020September 22, 2020
Isael Corona, estudiante de matemáticas en UC Berkeley, mira por la ventana desde su apartamento de estudiante cerca del campus donde vive con un compañero de cuarto el 3 de septiembre de 2020. Corona dice que él extraña estar con sus amigos, pero quiso regresar al campus. Fotografía de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters

Las pruebas de coronavirus en las universidades varían según el sistema, el campus

Mikhail ZinshteynFelicia Mello by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 10, 2020September 17, 2020

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