What appeared at first glance to Barnard College employees to be a fake text scheme inquiring whether they were Jewish was confirmed Wednesday by school administrators as a legitimate government text message. The eyebrow-raising text message hit the personal cellphones belonging to numerous current and past employees on Monday with a survey link "that looked, at first, like a scam," according to the New York Times. "The text said it was from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, part of a review of the employment practices of Barnard. A link led to a survey that asked respondents if they were Jewish or Israeli, and if they had been subjected to harassment," the Times said.