Emerson College Boston classes to be held online Tuesday after heavy snowfall

By Sage Jezierski, News Editor / January 25, 2026

A group of people standing on the corner of Boylston and Tremont on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 as the snow falls and covers the street. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

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Jan 26, 2026, 10:30 pm

By Sage Jezierski, News Editor

Emerson College’s Boston classes will be held virtually on Tuesday, Jan. 27 after the city was hit with 20 inches of snow as of 7 p.m. Monday.

In a community-wide email, the college announced that Emerson’s Boston campus will reopen, after having been closed all of Monday, but all classes will be held remotely, “wherever possible.” The email, sent just after 6 p.m. on Monday, requested that all non-essential employees work from home, as travel conditions will remain difficult.

“The snow storm that impacted the Boston area yesterday and today continues to cause challenges for our communities, including our faculty, staff, and students,” the announcement read. “We recognize some people are without power, some are waiting for streets to be plowed, and many K-12 school districts are closed again tomorrow.”

Boston Public Schools will remain closed on Tuesday due to the weather. Suffolk University will also hold classes remotely. Some schools will open tomorrow, with universities like Northeastern University resuming normal operations.

While the bulk of the storm is reported to be over, Boston residents can expect another 1 to 3 inches overnight. Campus is set to resume normal operations on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

On Tuesday, the Dining Center will be open regular hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Max will also be operating with normal hours, from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Other dining facilities will remain closed, along with the Fitness Center and the College Bookstore. The Iwasaki Library will be open for limited hours, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Any changes or updates will be communicated via email or on Emerson Today. The college asked students to stay up to date with the National Weather Service in Boston and “monitor conditions prior to traveling.”

Jan 25, 2026, 8:03 am

By Sage Jezierski, News Editor

Classes canceled and campus closed at Emerson on Monday due to winter storm

Snow falling on Boylston Street outside of the Emerson College visitor center on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Emerson College’s Boston campus will be closed on Monday, Jan. 26 in anticipation of a major snowstorm set to make landfall Sunday afternoon.

In a community-wide email sent just before 5:00 p.m. Saturday, the college announced that the campus will close at 12:00 p.m. Sunday and will stay closed until Monday night, though an exact time has not been specified. All classes, meetings, and campus activities will be canceled during that time. Any updates will be posted on Emerson Today, and emailed.

Classes that were scheduled for Monday are rescheduled for April 16, a “make-up day,” according to the email.

The storm is expected to be one of the largest New England has seen in four years. Early Saturday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declared a “snow emergency” and announced that all Boston Public Schools would be closed on Monday.

Boston residents can expect about 2.5 inches of snow per hour for the duration of the storm, or about a total of 6-16 inches. In another email sent on Friday, Emerson’s Emergency Operations Center asked community members to “limit time outdoors, dress appropriately for extreme cold, and exercise caution when traveling.”

Classes are set to start again on Tuesday, Jan. 27. According to the email, The Max will close at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday and reopen on Monday with normal operating hours, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The Dining Center will work under normal hours of operation on Sunday. On Monday, however, it will open at 9:30 a.m. for brunch and close at 9:00 pm.

The Iwasaki Library, the college bookstore, and the Fitness Center will be closed on Sunday and Monday, but all normal operations will resume on Tuesday.