Dive Brief:
- While most government agencies and public schools in Ann Arbor — and many across the Midwest — were closed Monday because of the weather, the University of Michigan stayed open and some employees were not happy.
- The last time the Ann Arbor campus was closed a day for weather was 1978.
- School is not in session until Wednesday.
Dive Insight:
The work of a university goes on when students aren't in attendance, yes, but the stakes of canceling a day of work seem lower if a class day is not missed. Supervisors did have the option of letting employees work from home, but with nearly a foot of snow and temperatures well below zero, it might have been better and safer to issue a blanket directive to stay home.
