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Webinar: Passing it On: Preparing for Promotion in the Academy

"Passing It On" is a professional development webinar series created by long-time members of ASIS&T to share their hard-earned insights with mid-to-late career professionals. Moderated by ASIS&T Board President, Ian Ruthven, each session dives into topics that matter most at the mid to later stage of the career journey—whether it’s how to lead an iSchool, salary and condition negotiations, or even how to plan a case for promotion.

Rooted in real-world experience, this series is about more than advice—it’s about building a bridge between generations of information professionals. Join us as we pass on the lessons, strategies, and stories that help shape resilient, empowered careers.

Academics experience many changes over the course of a long career. For mid-career professionals working towards their next career milestone, maintaining momentum, avoiding burnout, and adjusting to changing workloads can be challenging.

Attendees will learn how to: 1) plan their academic career trajectory with promotion in mind 2) prepare for promotion consideration 3) understand how evaluators assess a candidate for promotion.

Presenter

Dietmar Wolfram is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies, where he served as Associate Dean and Head of School. He received his PhD in library and information science from Western University in Canada. He has served as President for the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), for which he received the ALISE Service Award. Prof. Wolfram is a Distinguished Member of ASIS&T, a recipient of the ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, and has served as a Director-at-Large for the Association. He has authored more than 100 publications in the areas of applied informetrics, information retrieval, scholarly communication, and education for the information professions.

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