Community Messages

College Community: The Harvey Mudd College Board of Trustees held a special meeting on December 8, 2020 to hear an update on the 2020 fall semester and plans for spring. The board discussed the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on academic and student life as well as the college’s finances. Additionally, the board discussed […]

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, We are writing to give you information about our plans for the spring semester regarding instruction as well as residential life. As many of you may be aware, COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County have reached near-record levels and continue to increase at an alarming rate.  December 5th saw the […]

Dear Students, By now we hope that all of you have settled into your academic and co-curricular routines for fall semester. We continue to miss having you on campus, and our staff is working hard to prepare our facilities to re-open so that we may bring you back to live and learn at Mudd. While […]

The following message is being sent on behalf of the Academic Deans Committee of The Claremont Colleges: After careful deliberation and consultation, the Academic Deans Committee recommended—and the Presidents Council approved—four changes to the published Spring 2021 academic calendar for the undergraduate colleges of the consortium.  We wish to recognize that our institutions and our […]

Dear Students, We have just completed a conference call for higher education institutions with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) during which LACDPH made it clear that colleges and universities will not be allowed to have students in residence except under very limited circumstances. As a result, we have decided to only […]

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Earlier today, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that institutions of higher education may continue to offer some limited, in-person training and instruction but only for students who are or who will become part of the essential workforce. LACDPH also said that colleges and universities must limit their […]

Dear Students, Thank you for your patience with regards to our residential opening plans. The State of California issued guidance for higher education institutions this afternoon, during a planned meeting of the Executive Committee of the HMC Board of Trustees to discuss our fall plans. The Executive Committee of the board has reaffirmed its confidence […]

Fecha:  3 de agosto de 2020 Para: El personal de HMC De: El Gabinete del Presidente Re: Planificación de contingencia – Horas reducidas, Estado de Suspensión y Personas que desean ser voluntarias En este momento estamos esperando las direcciones del estado de California en cuanto a si el Colegio puede reanudar las clases en persona […]

Greetings Staff, I am writing to you on behalf of the President’s Cabinet. If we are not allowed to bring students back in the fall, the College faces a shortfall of $12.3 million, which is approximately 25% of our annual operating budget. We cannot meet this shortfall with operating budget cuts alone, since approximately 63% […]

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, We learned yesterday that one of our Facilities and Maintenance Grounds employees, who works outside, has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is doing well and recovering at home. We remain in contact with the employee and wish them a speedy recovery. Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control […]