Harvard undergraduates participate in a snowball fight in Harvard Yard during a January 2026 snowstorm. By Pavan V. Thakkar
Harvard College will open on Monday despite a winter storm that brought more than a foot of snow to Cambridge on Sunday — prompting frustration from students concerned about travel, accessibility, and safety.
While the College and FAS will host in-person classes, Executive Vice President Meredith Weenick wrote in a campus-wide announcement that Harvard’s various schools would implement “specific operational modifications” and encouraged the University’s non-essential central administrative staff to work remotely…