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Author Archives: Mikhail Zinshteyn

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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Students walk through the Fresno State campus in Fresno, on Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Cal State vuelve a presentar una solicitud para aumentar viviendas asequibles para estudiantes en los campus

by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 15, 2022February 17, 2022
Students walk through the Fresno State campus in Fresno, on Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

Do-over: Cal State resubmits application, increasing affordable student housing projection by 800 beds

by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 15, 2022February 15, 2022
Students on campus at the University of California, Davis in Davis on Feb. 2, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

California recompensará a los estudiantes universitarios que participen en servicio comunitario con ayuda económica, pero gastará la mitad del dinero en gastos generales

by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 7, 2022February 8, 2022
Students on campus at the University of California, Davis in Davis on Feb. 2, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inEducation

California will reward volunteering college students with aid — but spend half the money on overhead

by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 7, 2022February 4, 2022
Newly-built student housing at UC Merced on August 2, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Las viviendas para estudiantes son escasas. Un plan de California planea invertir $5 mil millones para camas asequibles

by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 26, 2022January 28, 2022
Newly-built student housing at UC Merced on August 2, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inEducation

Student housing is tight. A California plan wants $5 billion for affordable beds

by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 26, 2022January 25, 2022
Humboldt State University Dorms, Canyon Apartments on July 18, 2021. Photo by Patrick Garcia for CalMatters College Journalism Network
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Exclusiva: Un error de Cal State puede significar la pérdida de 3,000 viviendas asequibles para estudiantes

by Mikhail Zinshteyn November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
Humboldt State University Dorms, Canyon Apartments on July 18, 2021. Photo by Patrick Garcia for CalMatters College Journalism Network
Posted inHigher Education

Exclusive: Cal State blunder may mean loss of 3,000 new student housing beds

by Mikhail Zinshteyn November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
Posted inCalMatters en Español

La UC abandona oficialmente cualquier prueba para las admisiones de pregrado

by Mikhail Zinshteyn November 19, 2021November 19, 2021
Posted inHigher Education

UC officially ditches any tests for undergraduate admissions

by Mikhail Zinshteyn November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

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