The former US commander in Afghanistan, sacked over a disastrous magazine interview, plans to teach Yale University students about "coping with failure" and the "media environment" in his course on leadership.
General Stanley McChrystal's graduate-level seminar includes classes devoted to "navigating politics," "loyalty, trust and relationships" and "communicating the story -- the media environment."
The four-star general ran afoul of the White House after a bombshell profile in Rolling Stone magazine that forced him to resign in June as the top NATO officer in Afghanistan.
News that makes sense
Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
In the article, "The Runaway General" and his staff scoffed at their civilian counterparts in the administration, while some of his aides made dismissive remarks about President Barack Obama.
Even before the magazine piece ran, McChrystal was reprimanded by Obama for offering his opinions in public at a time when the White House was carrying out a sensitive review of war strategy.
US officials reportedly suspected McChrystal used the media to try to force Obama's hand on a request for more troops.
As commander, McChrystal was a relative newcomer to the public spotlight.
His November 30 session at Yale is titled: "The Leader -- the Personal Impact of Responsibility, Notoriety and Other Realities," according to the syllabus first published in the university paper, the Yale Daily News.
McChrystal is teaching the course at Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs every Tuesday, but students have been told that what happens in the classroom stays in the classroom.
They will be allowed to share their impressions of the class with the media, but "the seminar itself will be off the record," the research assistant for the course, Eric Robinson, advised the students in a note.
