Email service for George Mason alumni is changing to an email forwarding service.
Starting in 2027, George Mason alumni will no longer maintain their @gmu.edu email forever. A new email forwarding service will be available to allow alumni to stay connected to the university.
Why is this change happening?
There have been multiple email solutions for George Mason alumni over the years. To simplify the service and maintain adequate email security, ITS partnered with the Office of Alumni Relations to identify a new solution for all alumni, past, present, and future.
In 2023, Microsoft announced changes to storage licenses, making it too costly to maintain the current email solution for all alumni. The new email forwarding solution allows alumni to stay connected to the university.
What will happen to my email account?
The new service allows alumni to receive email to an @gmualumni.org address that will be forwarded to a non-Mason email address of their choosing. Your current name in front of @gmu.edu or @masonlive.gmu.edu will be used for the @gmualumni.org address.
For MasonLive Email Accounts
Starting in fall 2025, the first phase of alumni with email accounts on MasonLive received communication regarding the change and option to claim the new email forwarding service. In spring 2026, the remaining group of alumni with email accounts on MasonLive received communication regarding the change.
All MasonLive email accounts will be deleted by the end of 2026.
For @GMU.edu Email Accounts
If you are a current George Mason student or employee, your @gmu.edu email account is not impacted by this change. You do have the opportunity to claim your alumni email forwarding address.
Through September 30, 2026, alumni with @gmu.edu addresses can claim the new email forwarding address. After that date, alumni accounts will be closed and inaccessible.
For Future Alumni
Starting in 2027, students graduating will maintain their @gmu.edu email account for a period of time before it is closed. During that time, new alumni will be able to opt into the email forwarding service and claim their @gmualumni.org address.
For Alumni With @gmualumni.org Forwarding
Alumni who already have an @gmualumni.org email address were not impacted by this change. Your mail continued to be forwarded to your already established @gmualumni.org email address.