According to the Chronicle of Higher Education , Rosemary Keefe Curb was one of three finalists for a job as dean of the college of arts and sciences until a local New Paltz resident acquired a copy of Lesbian  Breaking Silence , a book Curb co-edited that contains such statements  I've never been initiated into a coven, but I like to call my own self a witch.
It has been said that Rosemary Keefe Curb was about to win her job as a dean at the college when a copy of her work was acquired by a local resident, but this information is not accurate.