Bronx Community College
Library Department
North Hall – 2
nd
Floor
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Ongoing Use:
• Faculty and Staff Membership: All professors & staff retain WSJ pass for one year after
activating. After that, they will have to re-activate their membership.
• Student Membership: When a student activates their membership, they are required to
input their graduation date & year. This is their membership expiration date. If they
graduate later than expected and lose access, they can re-activate their membership.
• PLEASE NOTE: Remember your subscription start and END date as you will have to RE-
ACTIVATE once the subscription ENDS. You should calendar these two events as a
reminder just before the EXPIRATION DATE on your subscription to RENEW.
Cancelling a Personal Subscription: Call 1-800-JOURNAL (1-800-568-7625) to switch from a paid
membership to a CUNY membership (and for a refund of your remaining balance).
How to Register for Your Free New York Times Academic Pass:
1. Go to nytimes.com/passes
2. Click “Create Account” to create a NYTimes.com account using your cuny.edu or
cuny.tv email address. If you already have a NYTimes account (free or paid) tied to your
CUNY email, you need to unlink your CUNY email from that account before signing up for
your Academic Pass. Log in to NYTimes.com, click your username in the top right corner,
select “My Account,” and replace your CUNY address with a non-CUNY one. You can then
use your CUNY address to register for your pass.
3. After creating your account, you will be prompted to check your email. Look for the
confirmation message, which should arrive within 15 minutes.
4. Click the link in the confirmation email. This will simultaneously verify your eligibility
and grant your Academic Pass, which will provide access to NYTimes.com for 52 weeks.
5. If you don’t get the confirmation email, check your spam filter. If you still do not
Annual Renewals and Ongoing Use: Once you have activated your Academic Pass, you should
have full access for 52 weeks (364 days) with no further action on your part. If you see a
message that you are reaching the limit of free articles on the site, you’re probably not logged
in. Simply log back in and this will activate another renewal for an additional 364-day cycle.