1. Visit nytimes.com/passes to activate your New York Times digital pass.
2. On nytimes.com/passes, click on Register and Create a free account using your school email address. If you already have registered a free NYTimes.com account associated with your school email address, log in with those credentials.
3. Check your email inbox for a confirmation message from The New York Times. Click on the link in your confirmation message to validate your email address and claim your New York Times Academic Pass.This will bring you back to the academic pass page, where you will select whether you are an US student, staff, or faculty member and select your graduation year if relevant.
Note: If the confirmation email does not arrive, check your spam folder. If it is not there, send an email to schools@nytimes.com from your school email address to request confirmation.
4. Success! You have successfully claimed a Digital Pass when you see the Start Your Access screen.
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