Alumni deviled

Alumni email ends January 31, 2027

Losing a long-used email address creates real work. This independent project helps alumni make the switch without losing access to their accounts.

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What is changing

Duke says its alumni email address service will be discontinued on January 31, 2027. If you use an @alumni.duke.edu address for forwarding, account sign-ins or password recovery, start replacing it now.

Read Duke's official notice

Change-your-logins checklist

0 of 7 steps checked. These checkmarks are temporary and reset when you reload. Keep your account-by-account record privately.

Choose your replacement emailUse an address you control. Keep access to it secured with a strong password and multifactor authentication.Protect the accounts that unlock everything elseChange the sign-in and recovery email on your primary email, password manager, Apple/Google/Microsoft accounts and mobile carrier.Update money, health and essential servicesCheck banks, investments, credit cards, insurance, health portals, government services and utilities.Find the less obvious loginsSearch your password manager for alumni.duke.edu. Search your inbox for account, verify, reset, receipt and subscription emails. Do not export passwords to a public checklist.Check every email field, not only your usernameSites may have separate sign-in, contact, billing and recovery addresses. Verify the replacement address and test signing in before logging out of your current session.Tell people and save what mattersUpdate your contact details with friends, professional contacts and Duke Alumni. If you use an alumni mailbox, save messages and contacts you want to keep before service ends.Test and revisitTry a password reset to the new address on important accounts. Keep a private list of finished changes and watch your old inbox for accounts you missed.

A private account tracker

Use a notebook or private spreadsheet with these columns: site name, email changed, recovery email changed, new address verified, sign-in tested and date finished. Record site names and status only, never passwords or recovery codes.

Useful links

Duke Alumni benefits and email notice

Duke OIT alumni email instructions and support

Update your Duke Alumni profile / forwarding address

Open your alumni mailbox

Duke OIT lists 919-684-2200 for alumni email help. Updating a forwarding destination does not replace the need to change addresses on other websites.

Contact this project

[email protected]

Do not send passwords, recovery codes or financial account details.