Meet the Dean
Christopher Yeomans
Justin S. Morrill Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Professor of Philosophy
Christopher Yeomans was chosen as the Justin S. Morrill Dean of Purdue’s College of Liberal Arts effective December 8, 2025. Chris joined Purdue in 2009 and served as head of the Department of Philosophy beginning in 2017. Chris earned his PhD at the University of California, Riverside, and authored four monographs with Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. He taught courses for our Cornerstone program, a nationally recognized point of pride by which Purdue is helping renew American liberal arts education, and which is being adopted by more than 80 colleges and universities worldwide.