Alumni Email Changes

What do I need to do to keep my @berkeley.edu Google account when I graduate?

Current students must wait until they complete their studies or graduate before renewing their @berkeley.edu Google account as an alum. They will be notified as their account enters it's grace period.

All new graduates must complete the following steps before the end of their grace period to avoid any disruptions:

Renew your alumni email account....

I keep seeing "html not found" or "404" when I go to the link provided.

This is a common error when you're already signed into a personal gmail account. Instead of logging out of your personal account, you can open an Incognito Window on Google Chrome or Private Window in Safari/Microsoft Edge/FireFox to access the form: https://sites.google.com/berkeley.edu/alumni-email/home

You should then be asked to login with a Google account in which you'll use your @berkeley.edu account (not @cal.berkeley.edu or any other...

What will happen if I don’t renew my @berkeley.edu Google account as an Alumni?

Alumni with email services before September, 2023 who were asked to renew by April 15, 2024

Alumni can still renew after April 15, but they will not be able to create or add new files and will lose the ability to send or receive email outside of berkeley.edu until they renew. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed will be returned or "bounced" back to the sender with a warning message.

New Alumni who are still in their grace period as a former student

New alumni have until the the end of their grace period to renew their @berkeley.edu...

Alumni Email Change Timeline

March 6, 2024 - Announcement

Notify the campus community and existing alumni who have email about the changes coming to alumni email.

April 15, 2024 - Renewal Deadline

Alumni can still renew after April 15, but they will not be able to create or add new files and will lose the ability to send or receive email outside of berkeley.edu until they renew. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed will be returned or "bounced" back to the sender with a warning message. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed is not saved and will be returned or "bounced" back to the...

Alumni Email Changes

Change Timeline March 6, 2024 - Announcement

Notify the campus community and existing alumni who have email about the changes coming to alumni email.

April 15, 2024 - Renewal Deadline

Alumni can still renew after April 15, but they will not be able to create or add new files and will lose the ability to send or receive email outside of berkeley.edu until they renew. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed will be returned or "bounced" back to the sender with a warning message. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed is not saved and will be returned or "...

Are you seeing Google Drive warnings?

Are you seeing a scary WILL BE DELETED warning in Google Drive?

A screenshot with a red button that says will be deleted and a description explaining that the owner is no longer affiliated with the university

The owner of this file has left the university. Their account and contents they own have been scheduled to be deleted. The deletion will generally occur six months after their...

Alumni Email Service FAQ - previous

General Questions What is included with Berkeley’s Alumni Email Service?

Berkeley currently allows alumni to renew the active @berkeley.edu Google account they had as a former student, employee, or participant in a prior Alumni Email Service. These accounts will be limited in July 2024 to only allow 5 GB of total storage (including all Gmail, Drive & Photos). More information about the limitations to the @berkeley.edu Google accounts provided to alumni can be found at ...

What is included with Berkeley’s Alumni Email Service?

Berkeley currently allows alumni to renew the active @berkeley.edu Google account they had as a former student, employee, or participant in a prior Alumni Email Service. These accounts will be limited in July 2024 to only allow 5 GB of total storage (including all Gmail, Drive & Photos). More information about the limitations to the @berkeley.edu Google accounts provided to alumni can be found at Alumni Email Changes.

What address do I use to login when I renew?

Enter the email address provided in the To: field of this message to login to Google Enter your CalNet ID and Passphrase when presented with the CalNet Authentication Service page. The part before the @ symbol in the To: field of this message is your CalNet ID You can Reset Passphrase(link is external) if you can no longer remember it. Check the Email(link is external)...

Will the Alumni Email Service cost money and can I buy more storage?

No. Email services for alumni are currently funded by UC Berkeley as a privilege and limited benefit to alumni. There are no charges to alumni for using the alumni email service. All UC Berkeley Google accounts provided to alumni will be limited to 5 GB of total storage.

Alumni can not purchase additional storage or use storage purchased directly from Google with their UC Berkeley Google accounts.