Harvey Mudd to release free online engineering course to world in spring

Harvey Mudd College will offer a digital design and computer architecture free massive online open course to the world in the spring.

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With campuses gone virtual, student governments diverge on student body fees

With the virtual fall semester, student governments across the 7Cs have had to reevaluate student fees, as many clubs are forgoing purchases for in-person meetings, such as food for social events, art supplies, and other goods. Some colleges’ student governments reduced or waived fees altogether, and others charged them in full.

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New 5C students react to an all-online orientation season

For incoming first years at the 5Cs, orientation typically marks a grueling week of trips, packed auditoriums and long days of making new friends. But this year, the class of 2024’s orientations were replaced by live Zoom webinars, pre-recorded presentations and virtual social events.

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5C professors join national strike for racial justice

Several faculty at the Claremont Colleges canceled or postponed their classes on Sept. 8 and 9 as part of a nationwide movement to bring attention to issues of racial injustice, police violence and systemic racism in the U.S.

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In memoriam: R. Michael Shanahan, Harvey Mudd board chair and benefactor

R. Michael Shanahan, a former Harvey Mudd board chair and significant donor, died July 29. Colleagues and family remembered his hardworking spirit and commitment to the college’s success.

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California public health officials release college reopening guidance; Mudd ‘cautiously optimistic’ students will return

The California Department of Public Health released interim guidance allowing institutions of higher education to reopen if local conditions allow.

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