@NWhummingbird “I was definitely convinced that because it was a small sample of people, it might not be accurate. However, the latest news was sent by our son’s college counselor - the size of the protests indicate this is not just a few people. It does seem like many are fine and thriving, but I’d say many are not.”
Harvey Mudd 4-year graduate rates have been around 85-86% in the past six classes, which are significantly higher than before that (https://www.hmc.edu/institutional-research/institutional-statistics/institutional-statistics-graduates-and-alumni/graduation-rates/). So 15% of students can be considered struggling, according to the workload complaints. Including SJW, activists, and friends who chose to support despite having no problem themselves, the size of the protesting group that you perceived can be expected. Many or not is about the ones who actually struggle, however.
The sample size of students in Wabash report is extremely small (24), and there is no survey report for the opposite opinions. The report should be taken with awareness of its one-sidedness.
Graduation rate within 6 years has been rising above 90% (significantly at 93% in 5 years for the latest batch). These figures are comparable to top tech schools like Caltech and MIT. So the number of students who are struggling, objectively, should not be that different.
On the sexism/racism, Harvey Mudd is well reputed as the leading tech school that accepts high proportion of women, and their openness to diversity can be observed here https://www.hmc.edu/admission/discover/.
Problems do exist, but I’d argue that they are significantly bigger than what exist at similar institutes. Measurable improvement over the past years also indicates that problems have been aware and handled.