After graduation, your access to HBS resources will expire or transition. Please review the timeline below, and download any items you would like to retain before losing access. Dates are subject to change, please check this page periodically through graduation.

Technology	February Graduates	May Graduates
Baker Library student resource access ends Visit the Library Help Center for information on extended access to select resources for MBA 2025 job search/interview preparation only. Learn more about Baker for Alumni.	February 11	May 29
Canvas spring course access ends Download any course content you would like to retain ahead of this date.	February 11	May 29
Harvard Library online student resource access ends Learn about accessing Harvard Library resources as an alum.	February 11	May 29
Google Apps access ends Save documents to your machine.	May 28	May 28
Chat GPT Enterprise access ends	June 12	June 12
myHBS access ends (including Classcards)	June 12	June 12
Section and Class Email List access ends	June 12	June 12
Office 365 account downgraded to online license Additional details below in Laptops and Mobile Devices section.	August 31	August 31
Zoom Pro account access ends Please download and store your Zoom cloud recordings before access is lost. Once your access to HBS Zoom ends you can still attend HBS Zoom events by using a free Zoom account.	August 31	August 31
HBS Slack access ends	May 2026	May 2026

Please take the following steps to configure your laptop and mobile devices for after graduation.

Topic	Description
Mobile Devices	No action needs to be taken for mobile devices. Your HBS email account will continue to work as it does today.
HBS Email	Access your HBS email and calendar at http://outlook.hbs.edu.
Microsoft Office	On August 31, your HBS O365 license will be downgraded to the online version only. The desktop version of Microsoft Office on your personal laptop will no longer be available. At that point, a notice will pop up offering options to continue using Microsoft Office. Your options will be to purchase a subscription or apply an employer’s license to your device. You have several Microsoft Office productivity and collaboration tools available in the Cloud through Office 365 (including Word and Excel).
OneDrive	On graduation day the, 1TB (terabyte) of storage data you had access to while matriculated will be downgraded to 100GB (gigabytes). Most MBA students are well below 100GB of data. You will not lose data, but any data over the 100GB threshold will become read only until it is relocated to another storage medium (cloud service or local storage device). OneDrive benefits include: Store, sync, and share your individual work files Update and share your files from anywhere Work on Office documents with others at the same time Secure and accessible Cloud storage for your documents The OneDrive sync client may be configured to synchronize files between your device and the Cloud.

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Your HBS Email Address, Login, and Password

Students may retain their email address and Outlook account after graduation. HBS email address and password do not change upon graduation. You will continue to use the HBS email address as your HBS Username to log into the HBS Alumni Website.

Appropriate Use

HBS has provided you with a an HBS email address so that you can stay better connected with the School and with your classmates. HBS email addresses are not intended for purposes of promotion or solicitation.

HBS is capable of determining misuse of HBS email. In the case of misuse, HBS reserves the right to deactivate and/or terminate a graduate's email account.

Section and Class Email Lists

Section and Class Email Lists will no longer work after June 12. The Alumni Web site has an online application, the (Email Your Class/Alumni Messaging Service) that allows you to email your section or your class after graduation.

To send an email message to your class or section, login in on the alumni home page, open the My HBS tab under your name, and then click on the Email Your Class link. You may then choose the appropriate class or section from the “Choose Your Audience” drop down in the “To” field.

Please note that the Email Your Class application has the same Appropriate Use restrictions as your HBS email account is not intended for purposes of promotion or solicitation. Misuse of the Email Your Class application can result in the deactivation and/or termination of a graduate's email account and login account.

Baker Library Resources

Your remote access to Baker Library | Bloomberg Center resources ends on May 29. As an alumnus/a, you may visit the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center in person at any time for on-site access to many of its online resources. In addition, HBS Alumni have free remote access to Baker for Alumni, an online resource of premium databases, and select business websites chosen for you by Baker Library.

Free databases on Baker for Alumni include:

• ABI/Proquest (Alumni Edition), which aggregates business and management publication articles
• D&B Hoovers, a large database of public and private companies and their executives throughout the world that could help you identify job leads.
• Nexis
• Statista
• Vault, a career development site

Career & Professional Development

As an alumnus/a you will have access to resources provided by Career & Professional Development. Career & Professional Development offers a broad range of career management services, including the Alumni Job Board, individual career coaching, career webinars, and professional development resources. For your most pertinent postgraduation career resource information, please visit: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/transitions-and-paths/Pages/resources-for-new-alumni.aspx.

What happens if my non-HBS contact email address is out of date?

Your non-HBS contact email address is essential for maintaining a secure HBS account.

If you do not provide HBS with a current non-HBS contact email address, then your ability to recover a forgotten password will be impeded.

Additionally, without the non-HBS email address, alumni will not be able to reach you through the Alumni Messaging tool or HBS Alumni Mobile app. The Alumni Directory does not show HBS email addresses to other alumni.

After graduation you can maintain your non-HBS contact email address in your Alumni Profile.

What happens if I forget my password or have trouble accessing an alumni site?

If you forget your HBS password or have difficulty with the HBS Intranet while logged into your alumni account, please contact the Alumni Information Services office at 617.384.5977. Program Technology Services can only provide support for current MBA students. They do not keep any alumni password records and cannot assist with alumni access problems.

Where do I access my @mba2025.hbs.edu email after graduation?

Go to http://outlook.hbs.edu/ and login with your @mba2025.hbs.edu email address and your password. If you had your HBS email configured on your mobile device it will continue to work there as well.

How do I set up email forwarding?

If you choose not to maintain another mailbox and would like to set up email forwarding, you can do so at http://outlook.hbs.edu/.

1. Sign in to the Office 365 portal at outlook.hbs.edu
2. Select Mail, click the Mail settings icon
3. Select Options
4. From the menu on the left, look for the Accounts section (you may have to expand this) and select Forwarding
5. Select Start forwarding
6. In Forward my e-mail to, enter your forwarding address

As alumni, which O365 services will we retain?

While your Microsoft Office applications will expire from your personal computer on May 23, you will continue to have access to the web versions of Microsoft Office applications through O365. In addition to the continuation of your HBS email address and login, you will see the major Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and One Drive on http://O365.hbs.edu/.

OneDrive for Business provides secure cloud storage for your documents that you never have to backup and are accessible anywhere in the world. The OneDrive sync client may be configured to synchronize files between your device and the cloud. Download the OneDrive client here. For more information, please refer to the OneDrive instructions online.