Q. How do I sign up for (or renew) my New York Times academic group pass?

Answer


Arizona State University Library provides access to nytimes.com for all current students, staff, and faculty members through a Group Pass. 

ASU users must initially register for an Academic Group Pass account or renew an existing Group Pass account by following these steps:

  1. Click this link to the New York Times website pass activation page..

  2. Use the “Create Account” button to CREATE OR RENEW an account.

 

  1. Use your ASURite@asu.edu email, NOT your firstname.lastname@asu.edu email. 

  2. You will be redirected to the myASU login page to authenticate with DUO. Please sign in as if you were signing in to myASU.

  3. When you see START YOUR ACCESS. Please submit your details to redeem your pass: 

    • Students registering for passes will be asked to provide an anticipated graduation year, and passes will remain valid until December of their graduation year.

The image shows “Student” radial is selected and a red box highlights the selection box to pick a graduation year.

New Faculty/Staff academic passes are valid for 1456 days.

The image shows “faculty/staff” radial is selected.

  • Existing Faculty/Staff will get a new validation for 1456 days upon renewing their expired passes.

  1. Once your account is created or renewed you won’t need to use the link in this guide until you need to renew; instead, use nytimes.com from any location and sign in on their website.

Mobile Apps

Once you have activated your NYTimes.com account, download The New York Times News Apps and use the same credentials for the apps. ASU’s Group Access works with the following apps:

  • The New York Times: Live News 
  • The Athletic: Sports News
  • NYT Cooking: Recipes & Tips
  • NYT Audio

Restrictions

  • Academic Passes do NOT include print copies or subscription content on the games app.
  • Academic Passes offer unlimited access to articles published 1981-present. 
  • Academic Passes offer limited access to TimesMachine articles from 1923 to 1980 (5 articles per day).
  • Academic Passes include 10 gift articles or recipes per month. Gift article counts reset on the 1st of each month. 

Visit the New York Times Group Pass guide for troubleshooting and additional information.

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