The Periodic Table

Periodic submissions related to chemistry, education, research, academic life, rankling the feckless or anything else of interest to Bill Gleason (aka the Whining Dinosaur, Graffiti Monster, and mere mouthpiece for the education/industrial complex). "Raise that tuition, dig that gravel, buy that Coke, push that credit card, sell that soul..."

Thursday, August 16, 2018

State Senator John Marty's letter to the Board of Regents Regarding Separation Payment to University of Minnesota President Kahler

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The Periodic Table has obtained a copy of the following letter. It seems relevant to those of us who care about our university. ...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

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The U of M administration recently presented the 2018 annual report on employee compensation to the Regents. The vice president fo...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

A Modest Proposal

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On Operating and Financing Higher Education A Modest Proposal National student loan debt is at $1.3 trillion and risin...
Friday, January 19, 2018

The Billion Dollar (+) Administration

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The (Over) Billion Dollar Administration In December the University of Minnesota administration released its Administrative ...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Crumbling Academic Infrastructure

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Falling (Far) Behind Part II "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place.  If you wa...
Monday, August 28, 2017

A Penchant for Secrecy Part II

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A Penchant for Secrecy Part II In September 2015 The Periodic Table described violations of the Open Meeting Law by the U of M ad...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Twenty questions for politicians about healthcare

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Editors Note: The following material has been provided to me by my sister Eileen Gleason.  Eileen is a retired federal prosecutor and ha...
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