If you are a current student, Northwestern policy requires you to have an email address that is managed by Northwestern, whether that is a Google Workspace (@u.northwestern.edu) account or an @northwestern.edu account. If you are an alum, however, you are no longer required to have these accounts. You can delete your student Google Workspace account using the following instructions:
Please send an email from the email account you would like to delete to servicedesk@northwestern.edu with a request to have the account deleted, and an alternate email address at which we can reach you.
Note: These instructions will only work for alumni of Northwestern who graduated in 2025 or before. The @u accounts for graduates from 2026 and onward will automatically expire once their NetID expires. If you have an @alum.northwestern.edu account created starting in 2026, you may be able to delete your account through the
Our Northwestern portal.
Your feedback on this article is welcome, and we review comments regularly. However, if you have an issue or question requiring immediate attention or want to discuss your feedback on this article, please get in touch with the Northwestern IT Service Desk at 847-49
1-4357 (1-HELP) or
consultant@northwestern.edu.