SURVEY: Support for RaceEthnic GE

continued from page 1 or harassed because of their racial/ethnic identity, 26 percent of students and 24 percent of staff said often or very often. When asked about their satisfaction with the “effectiveness of diversity and equity programming and events,” only 51 percent of students felt satisfied. The results of the survey became available over the summer, but were not released to the public right away. Livesay and Espinosa think that the Board may have received the information in December. Had the Board seen this data and factored it into their decision, Livesay and Espinosa believe that they might have reached a different decision.

15-plus years, particularly our goal to increase the diversity of our student body, faculty, staff and trustees,” said Timothy Hussey, chief communications officer at Harvey Mudd. Aside from his influential role at CodePath, Ellison also served as a founding member of tech startup ClassicMetric and nonprofit organization Women Who Code.

Wu feels that Ellison’s commitment to forging change in the tech industry will resonate with students.

“I believe that Ellison’s personal story and passion for increasing diversity in tech will encourage us to reflect on the experiences that we’ve had during college and experiences that we will have after graduation,” Wu said.

“The students have made it very clear what they want,” Espinosa said. “This issue is not going to go away, no matter how much they want it to.”

Claremont McKenna College administration declined to comment.