Changing the email alias of your @northwestern.edu (Microsoft 365) account
When your @northwestern (Exchange) account is initially created, it has a default address of "firstname.lastname@northwestern.edu", where "firstname.lastname" is the alias. If you are faculty, staff, or a Feinberg student, you can change your alias. Email sent to your previous alias will forward to the new address.
Faculty and Staff
If you are a regular staff or faculty member, you can change your @northwestern.edu email address yourself via NUValidate:
- Log in to NU Validate at http://nuvalidate.northwestern.edu with your NetID and NetID password.
- Select Edit Online Directory Information.
- Enter your desired email alias in the Alias field and click Submit. If the alias you want is already being used by someone else, you will receive an error message.;
Students and Temporary Staff
If you are a student or temporary staff member with a @northwestern.edu address, you can't self-edit your email alias. Instead you must send an email request to consultant@northwestern.edu that includes your current alias, desired alias, and NetID.