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  "id": "2026-01-26-tuskegee-university-black-ice-class-cancellation",
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    "name": "Tuskegee University",
    "shortName": "Tuskegee",
    "state": "AL",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "TIGER_ALERT / @TuskegeeUniv",
    "enrollment": 2800
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Classes are canceled ahead of black ice and staff shift to remote work",
    "headlinePublic": "Classes are canceled ahead of black ice and staff shift to remote work",
    "summary": "Tuskegee University canceled Monday classes because of black ice and below-freezing temperatures, kept the Tompkins Hall cafeteria open, and asked staff to arrange a remote workday.",
    "outcome": "Classes canceled for Monday. Essential workers were asked to report."
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      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Tuskegee University officials have monitored the National Weather Service reports for the Macon County area. Because the safety of the campus community is always the priority, classes will be canceled on Monday, Jan. 26 in anticipation of black ice and below-freezing temperatures.\n\nStudents will be able to access the cafeteria in Tompkins Hall from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday. They are asked to limit their activity on campus as streets and sidewalks may be slippery. The Skegee Grill and Chick-fil-A will not open on Monday. \n\nWhile classes are canceled, Tuskegee University staff are asked to coordinate with their managers for a remote workday. Essential workers – police, cafeteria and facilities employees – are asked to report as scheduled. \n\nThe university will continue to monitor weather reports and will provide updates as necessary.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/2026/01/Tuskegee-University-Cancels-Classes-Monday-Because-of-Weather.html",
      "sourceDescription": "Tuskegee notice, Monday classes canceled for black ice",
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  "context": "The notice is the university newsroom post for the Monday, Jan. 26 cancellation.",
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    "Staff were asked to coordinate a remote workday, with essential workers reporting."
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  "sources": [
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      "title": "Monday classes canceled for weather",
      "url": "https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/2026/01/Tuskegee-University-Cancels-Classes-Monday-Because-of-Weather.html",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
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  "tags": [
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  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
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