A Geek's Guide to Academic Committee Work

[M. Alan Thomas II]

A Geek's Guide to Academic Committee Work

Mastering the dark art of curricular kung fu

by Alex Small

Pull quote: "What brought me peace of mind regarding mastery of administrivia was not a sober acceptance of adult responsibility. Rather, it was the realization that I’m just leveraging the skills that I developed playing D&D."

The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 October 2015, in print and online

http://chronicle.com/article/A-Geeks-Guide-to-Academic/233725

(I've also attached a copy.)

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I believe we've also cataloged some old literature on academic success as the ability to play a structured game, but I don't recall the specifics. A commenter on this most recent piece referred back to a 2007 article in the Chronicle entitled "Knights of the Faculty Lounge," but it's paywalled.

http://chronicle.com/article/Knights-of-the-Faculty-Lounge/36243

In service,

M. Alan Thomas II