Harvey Mudd College

On June 29, 2023, HMC's President issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action which reads in part as follows: "We write today to share our disappointment in the Supreme Court’s decision that removes the ability for our Office of Admission to consider race and ethnicity in its admission decisions...This decision does not in any way alter the College’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging...we rededicate ourselves to working within the boundaries of this decision to ensure that we can maintain a diverse and thriving community of future leaders eager to find solutions to the challenges facing our world."

The OID is providing several seminars and programs such as the "WOKEshop Series."

Diversity Educational Programming at the college includes the "Anti-Racist Series" which is a "speaker series focused on the intersections of anti-racism and STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Math]."

HMC outlines its "Hate Crimes and Bias-related Incident Protocol" and states, "Bias-related incidents are expressions of hostility against another individual (or group) because of the other person’s (or group’s) race, ethnicity, color...."

The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Committee offers small grants (Ettinger Fund) to faculty, staff, and students in order to "support activities and projects that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice on campus."

The President's Scholars Program (as of 2024) at HMC is a "renewable, four-year, full-tuition [STEM] scholarship program" for students who are "from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented at Harvey Mudd College or are the first in their families to attend college."

The Office of Institutional Diversity hosts a lecture series called Power of Your Voice.

Harvey Mudd, in 2018, committed to two Social Justice Clinics per year.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, the Folger Institute at Harvey Mudd College presented "Critical Race Conversations" and stated the following: "Racial injustice has been and continues to be systemic and damaging. Today, premodern critical race studies scholars are offering new insights into the prehistory of modern racialized thinking and racism. They are helping to create anti-racist spaces. And they are furthering an overdue and necessary push towards reinvigorated investigations, innovative teaching agendas, and social and political activism, all with the goal of creating a more just, inclusive academy and society."

The Office of Institutional Diversity at Harvey Mudd "develops, promotes, and supports a welcoming environment for underrepresented students, faculty, and staff in STEM by providing transformative and educational learning experiences."

Diversity Educational Programming at the college includes the "Affinity Group Leadership Retreat" which is for students who are passionate about social justice. Students will "engage in workshops and activities that foster effective community organizing and leadership strategies."

The Division of Student Affairs at Harvey Mudd values "Inclusive Communities" and "foster[s] a welcoming environment by educating across identities and celebrating communities through awareness, allyship, and action."

On June 10, 2024, HMC News announced the hiring of Veronica Clairmont as its new Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity. Clairmont will "focus on campus-wide efforts related to access, equity, inclusion and social justice education."

Assistant Professor of Economics Dede Long "engages in campus initiatives to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity in the economics profession."

On June 24, 2020, the President and college administrators issued a statement titled "Addressing Systemic Racism" which reads in part as follows: "Black Lives Matter. We condemn these senseless killings. We condemn police violence. We condemn the crushing sense of injustice that we feel when we hear these stories day in and day out. We believe that no Black person should be afraid of a traffic stop, of a jog in their own—or any—neighborhood, or of just sitting in their own home. But they are. And it is incredibly challenging for those of us who are not Black—who’ve never experienced that fear for a single moment in our lives—to even remotely comprehend what that is like. To understand that for some members of our community, this is everyday life. And it has got to stop."

On the topic of DEI, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Spencer D. Brucks states the following: "In the lab, classroom, and beyond, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Systemic racism and harmful biases pervade society, and academic research is not immune. Our team strives to break down these barriers, supports members who face them, and acts as effective allies in the broader community. We welcome all who are excited by experimental interdisciplinary science, especially those with identities that have been historically excluded from STEM."