COL Chris Mayer Associate Professor Director - Philosophy Law and Philosophy christopher.mayer [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications COL Chris Mayer is an associate professor and director of the Philosophy Division in the Department of Law and Philosophy. He has served in Quartermaster and Force Management assignments at Fort Campbell, Japan, Fort Monroe, and Iraq. COL Mayer also served in the Department of Defense's Office of Military Professionalism. Ph.D., Philosophy - University of VirginiaM.A., Philosophy - Virginia Tech UniversityM.P.A., Public Administration - Murray State UniversityB.S., Political Science - U.S. Military Academy Research Interests Ethics, higher education leadership and strategy, curriculum development, organizational strategic foresight Current Research "Creating Residential Undergraduate Experiences That Meet the Needs of Students.” Critical Conversations in Higher Education. Cape Higher Education Consortium (Forthcoming) Selected Publications “Thriving in an AI-Dominated World: Why Higher Education Must Produce Graduates who are Uniquely Human and Technically Competent.” International Journal of Emerging and Disruptive Innovation in Education: VISIONARIUM. 2, no. 1 (2024).“Playing to Win in Higher Education: Developing Effective Strategies for Colleges and Universities.” Journal of Higher Education Management 38, no. 4 (2023).“Exploring the Future to Create Pathway Opportunities that Empower Students.” In New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY, edited by Ryan Specht-Boardman and Aaron Brower. IGI Global, 2022.“Evolution of the Liberal Arts." In The Great Skills Gap: Optimizing Talent for the Future of Work, edited by Jason Wingard and Christine Farrugia. Redwood City: Stanford Business Books, 2021.“Nonlethal Weapons and Noncombatant Immunity: Is it Permissible to Target Noncombatants?” Journal of Military Ethics 6, No. 3 (2007).