Alumni Email Changes

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 "...

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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.

Who is eligible to renew their @berkeley.edu Google account as an Alumni?

Alumni who have an active berkeley.edu email account and an active CalNet ID and passphrase; and/or

Recent graduates (whose grace period ended after September 2023) who are alumni or attendees of full-time UC Berkeley undergraduate or graduate degree programs with more than 12 completed course hours.

Why is my @berkeley.edu Google account more limited than a free consumer Google account?

Control costs: Berkeley needs to manage the additional costs associated with the new storage pricing model offered to Google Workspace Education customers.

Manage risks and threats: Berkeley needs to manage the security and reputational risks and threats posed by unattended and possibly compromised alumni email accounts.

Is my @berkeley.edu Google account guaranteed for life?

No. Campus is committed to maintaining ways for alumni to stay engaged with Berkeley. We will continue to evaluate whether this service is an effective way of achieving that goal. The Alumni Email Service is provided as a privilege and is subject to additional changes.

What can I use my @berkeley.edu Google account for and what should I avoid?

Many alumni value continued access to their berkeley.edu email address as a way to identify themselves as Berkeley graduates. Communicating between alumni and using it for job searches are two common ways alumni use their accounts.

Things to avoid:

Sending unsolicited email (SPAM) - even in relatively small numbers, sending SPAM can get your account blocked by Google. If your account is blocked, your account will be reviewed for abuse and can be subject to restrictions or revocation.

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