News & Commentary

• Create a NYT Academic Pass account by visiting accessnyt.com. Select Georgetown University - Washington D.C. Follow the instructions to create your account.
• Use your Georgetown email to create a new account or use an existing nytimes.com account. Your Times password should NOT be your NetID password -- your NYT account is separate from other GU accounts. In creating a New York Times account, you are subject to the terms and condititions set by the New York Times.
• Set your graduation year, if you are a student. If you are faculty or staff, indicate Faculty/Staff in the account setup process.
• See "You've claimed your NYTimes Pass"? Your pass is active! Go to nytimes.com and enjoy the newspaper.

• Direct access to nytimes.com for four years - can be renewed until graduation (students) or duration of employment (faculty/staff).
• App access to the New York Times News App for iOS and Android devices when signed in to your New York Times account.
• NYT Archive access (1851-1980). Read 5 articles per day from the archives. For more access, see NYT for Research (below).
• New York Times Audio, a separate iOS app featuring audio journalism and storytelling. Includes an audio version of daily headlines, This American Life, and short pieces from New York Times culture and lifestyles reporters. Currenly only available for iOS devices.
• Crossword, Cooking, and The Athletic not included. Sorry, puzzlers and chefs - you'll need a separate personal subscription for these features.

• Personal paid subscriptions must be cancelled BEFORE claiming your GU Academic Pass on the same nytimes.com account. 
  • Call or chat with New York Times Customer Service to cancel your personal subscription
• The Times does not issue refunds, sorry.

• Student Academic Pass Accounts are valid until graduation. As part of the claiming process, you'll be asked for your graduation date.
• Faculty/Staff Academic Pass Accounts are valid for four years. To renew your Academic Pass:
  • Go to nytimes.com/pass.
  • Make sure you are not already logged into the NYTimes.com account with which you activated your last Pass, and that your username is still a @georgetown.edu email address.
  • If you still have a valid NetID (and we still subscribe to the Academic Pass program!) you will be granted a new Pass and see the Start Your Access screen.
  • You can now continue enjoying full access to NYTimes.com and the NYT app.

Searching for Times articles on a particular person, event, or topic? Many Library databases index the NYT and offer advanced searching capabilities:

The Library also carries the New York Times in print on the second floor of Lauinger. (Current issue + last few weeks)

• New York Times API access - see our New York Times page in the Text and Data Mining Databases Research Guide.