Black Lives at Mudd Demand Concessions from Harvey Mudd Administration

On April 29, Black Lives at Mudd (BLAM) emailed a resolution to the Harvey Mudd (HMC) community “demand[ing] that the institution be held responsible for the harm caused to the Black student body of Harvey Mudd College.” 

The email, cosigned by the Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College (ASHMC) — Mudd’s student government — and other affinity groups was sent to the entire student body and Division of Student Affairs staff. BLAM listed a number of grievances and made six demands of college leadership and faculty, which included making “one use of a racial slur” grounds for probation.

The email begins by pointing out the decreased number of black students at HMC since the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in college admissions. BLAM alleged that because the black population at Mudd has shrunk, “black students who remain face increasing vulnerability, urgently needing even more protection.”