CU Boulder shutting down alumni email service

If you’ve got an active alumni email account from the University of Colorado Boulder, you might have already seen the announcement: Your alumni email account is going away as of August 31, 2026.This affects email accounts in the domain colorado.edu — not all accounts, as this affects only alumni, not active students or faculty. Email senders, get ready for an increase in bounces from that domain, and you might want to reach out now to ask subscribers to provide an updated email address.Why is the school shutting down this email service? Cost, security, and complexity are undoubtedly the main reasons. They cite “evolving compliance requirements,” which I interpret as “email forwarding is a huge pain in the rear nowadays.” I can’t say that I blame them for wanting to divest themselves of the cost and management headaches involved.And it’s not just CU Boulder. Duke recently announced a similar shutdown for alumni access to duke.edu email accounts, and SUNY Stony Brook phased out their…