This month, the College hosted the 2026 Spring Annenberg Leadership Forum, convening students, faculty and alumni for a day of events centered on the theme of ethical entrepreneurship amidst rapid technological change. The HMC Annenberg Fellows led a lunchtime session sharing insights from interviews with alumni entrepreneurs in clean tech, biotech, and AI, including the confirmation that a Harvey Mudd education, with its Common Core-forged resilience, is the ultimate incubator for ethical leadership. The evening keynote, moderated by President Harriet Nembhard, featured Nihal Mehta (Enaic Ventures), Aileen Lee P’28 (Cowboy Ventures) and Josh Jones ’98 (DreamHost; HMC INQ), who discussed how grit and empathy drive resilient companies. The panel challenged students to be “renegades and rule-breakers” prioritizing human agency and social responsibility in the face of AI complexities, and demonstrated that entrepreneurship is a vehicle for meaningful, lasting change.
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Over 300 parents and family members attended Family Weekend, Feb. 6–7. We enjoyed seeing everyone on campus. Thank you for attending and for your enthusiastic participation in Family Weekend events, including our machine shop tours, the alumni panel and Mudder for a Minute courses. Thanks to everyone who stuck around for the President’s Farewell and toast to our families of graduating students. If you forgot to buy your commemorative Family Weekend t-shirt at the event, there are still some available for purchase via the HMC Store. View photos and video of the event.
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The Family Focus Series starts in March and continues through April, with information sessions on Career Services, Summer Research, Study Abroad and for families of Class of 2026 graduates. Visit the Family Focus Website to to register and view all sessions.
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Recognized for his exceptional work with undergraduate students, including mentorship, research and graduate school guidance, CS professor Lucas Bang has mentored more than 65 students across a wide range of computing, mathematical and interdisciplinary topics, resulting in 12 undergraduate lead-authored papers, 23 undergraduate co-authors and multiple student research awards.
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Chemistry and climate professor Sarah Kavassalis was awarded a grant from the Seaver Foundation to support research on how emissions from native Southern California vegetation interact with urban air pollution. Her project focuses on the enduring challenge of ozone pollution and its persistent health risk to Southern Californians.
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Chemistry professor Adam Johnson and his co-authors offer advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students a modern pathway into high-level inorganic chemistry via their recently published textbook Inorganic Chemistry: An Integrated Approach.
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Physics professor Daniel Tamayo has been named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar, an award given annually to outstanding teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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Founding President Joseph Platt stands on the diving board of Horace Bell Pool on the day of it’s dedication in 1968.
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In April 1968, Founding President Joseph Platt dedicated the Horace Bell Pool (Bell was the grandfather of Virginia Kingston, Victoria Mudd’s mother). The pool was popular with students, faculty and staff, and with Platt himself, who swam in the pool almost daily. Platt's wife, Jean, and their daughters, Ann and Beth, were also avid swimmers. In 2004, Horace Bell Pool and locker facilities were demolished to make way for Hoch-Shanahan Dining Commons.
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The US-BFS tower is helping students answer some of Southern California’s most pressing climate questions, while also contributing data to a global network of environmental research sites.
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In this month’s Mudd Minute, President Harriet Nembhard reflects on the progress made on the College’s first Innovation Accelerator Design Workshops that help envision the future of HMC’s next academic building. Select the headline link to watch the YouTube video.
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Corporate Engagement Working Group |
Following the Strategic Planning Task Force on Clinic and Corporate Partnerships' recommendation, President Harriet Nembhard formed the Corporate Engagement Working Group, tasked with developing a unified, campus-wide strategy to improve external collaboration and explore new fundraising avenues for the College’s capstone programs.
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The Claremont Colleges Artist Club visited art professor Ken Fandell’s collage class, when students were discussing their work. Fandell encourages his students to bring the HMC spirit of discovery, imagination and ingenuity to their artwork. Select the headline link to watch the YouTube video.
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Engineering professor Adyasha Mohanty was a guest on the AI/ML Podcast, discussing the AI revolution happening in navigation, from fixing smartphone GPS with graph neural networks to enabling autonomous drifting cars. Select the headline link to watch the episode on YouTube.
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Taylor Baugh ’27 had dreams of making really good tea. During her frequent trips to the Bernard Field Station for research, she discovered sage and, with it, “the possibility for a beautiful marriage between my dreams and my required coursework.” Baugh writes about the experience on the HMC Bee Lab blog.
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David Morrison ’08 worked with Mudders in the Clinic Program as a liaison for Applied Computing Research Labs. His team was tasked with doing work on SimKube data generation. Select the headline link to read Morrison's recap of the project, the students’ solution and a retrospective on his role as liaison.
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Through immersive, hands-on STEAM coursework, laboratory experiences, and collaborative community engagement, Advanced STEAM Pre-collegiate Immersion for Research and Exploration (ASPIRE) equips high school students with strong problem-solving, critical-thinking and teamwork skills. Grounded in Harvey Mudd College’s mission, the program integrates technical rigor with humanistic inquiry, ethical reasoning, and inclusive leadership—preparing students not only to excel in STEM fields, but to apply their knowledge responsibly and creatively in service of a better world. Priority application deadline is March 15.
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The Ken Stevens ’61 Founding Class Concert Series organized by the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, continues this spring. Performers include Rachel Huang (pictured), Cindy Fogg, Tom Flaherty and Stephan Moss, who will perform French music for piano quartet on March 1. Select the headline link for more information.
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Pi Day of Giving: March 14 |
HMC’s Pi Day of Giving is March 14, and you can give early to help us build momentum. This year, our goal is 800 donors, and we need the full strength of the Mudd community to get there. In this video, community members share how your gifts expand access, create opportunity and make an infinite impact on students.
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| | The College will offer a diverse mix of online and in-person courses. Three- and six-week courses taught by HMC faculty run May 26–July 24. Registration opens March 2.
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Award-winning chemist, entrepreneur and educator Bernie Santarsiero ’75 has spent his career cultivating talented researchers. As director of Underrepresented Minority Research Initiatives at the University of Illinois Chicago for 25 years, Santarsiero created pathways for underrepresented students to excel in STEM and biomedical research—a journey that began at Harvey Mudd College. Read Santarsiero’s story and more in the fall/winter issue of Mudd Magazine.
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