He said he was surprised that the administration didn't close the College.
"I don't know if they're being macho, or what," he said.
History Department Chair David Blackbourn, who commutes from Lexington, said he wished that the College had cancelled classes, "if only because it would have relieved the slight guilt I felt [at cancelling class]."
Blackbourn was emphatic that, given the choice, he would have cancelled his class again.
"I am reluctant to deprive my family of a husband and father," he said.
While there was no College or FAS decision to shut down, several graduate schools--including the medical, dental and law schools--did shut down.
Harvard Law School (HLS), like the College, has a large percentage of students who live on or near campus, but HLS spokesperson Michael A. Armini said that many law school faculty and staff members have longer commutes.
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