December 18, 1998
Barnard College Will Stop Bragging About Marriage Rate of Alumnae
Barnard College has agreed to stop boasting about the high marriage rate of its alumnae.
Students had complained that a sentence about the rate in an admissions brochure was "heterosexist."
The statement, which will be deleted, appeared under the headline "Alumnae Achievement" in a brochure sent out to parents of prospective students. The sentence read: "Studies show that, at a greater rate than other
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