Afternoon Update: Is Dan Ariely telling the truth? The dishonesty expert at Duke tries to move on.

Undergrad applications rise; student union in deal with Washington State U.; helping students learn from setbacks; Spelman gets $100 million; 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](. RESEARCH INTEGRITY [Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth?]( By Tom Bartlett [STORY IMAGE]( After a data-fabrication scandal and a university investigation, the dishonesty researcher is trying to move on. But is the damage already done? ADVERTISEMENT TEACHING [How to Help Students Learn From Setbacks]( By Beckie Supiano [STORY IMAGE]( A study of an entrepreneurship course offers insights on how situations that spark negative emotion can lead to learning. ENROLLMENT [Undergraduate Applications Are on the Rise, Common App Reports]( According to the nonprofit organization, which allows applicants to submit one application to multiple colleges, overall applications for fall admission are up 9 percent so far, with freshman applications rising 7 percent and underrepresented-minority applications increasing 12 percent. Growth is slowest at highly selective colleges, fastest on less-selective campuses. ACADEMIC LABOR [Student-Worker Union at Washington State U. Reaches Deal Ending One-Day Strike]( The union, a UAW affiliate that represents 1,800 student employees across the university system, said the tentative contract would offer higher pay, more-affordable health care, longer parental leave, and other benefits. The deal, if ratified, [comes at a time]( of [heightened labor activism]( across [higher ed](. (The Columbian, The Chronicle) PHILANTHROPY [Spelman College Receives Historic $100-Million Donation]( The gift, which the women’s college in Atlanta described as the largest ever made to a historically Black institution, comes from the businesswoman and philanthropist Ronda Stryker, a Spelman trustee, and her husband, William Johnston, chairman of Greenleaf Trust. Most of the money will be used to endow scholarships. (Spelman statement) THE SHADOW OF THE PAST [Loyola U. of Maryland Says It Had Ties to an 1838 Sale of Slaves]( A task force at the Roman Catholic university recommended that it make it more accessible to descendants of those enslaved people. [Proceeds of the sale]( were used to pay off debt at Georgetown University, which has [acknowledged]( what happened and [taken steps]( to [redress it](. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) TOWN AND GOWN [Hofstra U. 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