Afternoon Update: Explore the latest federal data on noninstructional-employee pay

Labor Dept. issues final rule on overtime pay; several arrested at U. of Texas at Austin protest; writing and AI; getting a book contract; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. DATA [Explore the Latest Federal Data on Noninstructional-Employee Pay]( [STORY IMAGE]( Here’s a sector-by-sector look at changes in average annual pay for workers in noninstructional jobs at thousands of colleges from 2012-13 to 2022-23. The results are both searchable and sortable. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | ESSAY [The Ghostwriter in the Machine]( By Matthew Kirschenbaum [STORY IMAGE]( A new history of writing and artificial intelligence. ADVICE [‘When Will I Get a Book Contract?’]( By Rebecca Colesworthy [STORY IMAGE]( The answer can vary from press to press, editor to editor, and project to project. THE EDGE [Some Colleges Are Getting AI-Ready. Are You?]( By Goldie Blumenstyk [STORY IMAGE]( New approaches for bringing artificial-intelligence literacy to campus. Plus: Is the “public-service college” a viable business model? LATITUDES [How a Business School Took an Entrepreneurial Approach to International Education]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, updates on global research and concerns about deaths of Indian students. FINANCES [Labor Dept. Issues Final Rule to Raise Compensation Thresholds for Overtime Eligibility]( The [regulation]( released on Tuesday, will require colleges and other employers to either increase workers’ salaries to $58,656 or pay them overtime by January 1. The threshold will rise to $43,888 from $35,568 on July 1, and starting in 2027 it will automatically update every three years. The change will bring [higher costs]( especially for [community colleges](. (Department statement, The Chronicle) CAMPUS UNREST [Several Arrested During Protest in Support of Gaza at U. of Texas at Austin]( At least four people have been detained as law-enforcement officials sought to break up a pro-Palestinian event that the university said would disrupt campus operations. The protest followed [similar events]( on [other campuses]( some of [which have]( also [resulted]( in[arrests](. (KXAN, The Chronicle) CAMPUS SAFETY [Director of FBI Says It Is Sharing Intelligence to Prevent Violence on Campus]( In an interview, Christopher Wray said the Federal Bureau of Investigation isn’t monitoring the current campus protests but does share word of specific threats of antisemitic and other violence with state, local, and campus law-enforcement agencies. (NBC News) COMMENCEMENT GUEST [Biden Will Speak at Morehouse College and West Point Graduations]( The president will speak at commencements in May at the historically Black college in Georgia and at the U.S. Military Academy. The latter is a customary stop for the sitting president, and the former is seen as an opportunity for Biden to address a key demographic group in a swing state, but it could also expose him to protest of his Middle Eastern policy. (The New York Times) POLITICAL HARASSMENT [Turning Point USA Operatives Admit to Harassing Queer Professor at Arizona State U.]( The two men — Kalen D’Almeida, 31, and Braden Joel Ellis, 22 — signed deferred-prosecution deals under which they must complete court-ordered diversion programs by April 2025. Last fall the men confronted and injured the faculty member, prompting [sharp criticism of the conservative group]( and its tactics by, among others, ASU’s president. 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