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March 5th, 2026
Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Nicole Kong will serve as the next associate vice provost and dean of the unit, effective Monday, March 16, 2026.
A longtime member of the Purdue community, Dr. Kong has served as associate dean for research since 2021 and joined the faculty in 2012. She also serves as the geographic information systems (GIS) specialist for Libraries, with research expertise in geospatial information retrieval, geospatial data management, integration, visualization, and spatial analysis.
Her interdisciplinary research in geospatial information science, data stewardship, and digital scholarship has attracted more than $25 million in sponsored funding from federal agencies including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and National Endowment for the Humanities.
Dr. Kong has received multiple honors at Purdue, including the John H. Moriarty Award for Excellence in Library Service (2020), the Libraries Excellence in Research Award (2018), and a Purdue Seed for Success Award (2018). She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Peking University and completed her Ph. D. at Pennsylvania State University in 2006.
Under her leadership, Libraries and School of Information Studies will continue advancing innovation in information literacy, data management, digital scholarship, and collaborative learning environments, while supporting the university’s goals in AI, scholarly communication, and interdisciplinary research partnerships.
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