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
(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.
In service,
M. Alan Thomas II