Service Outage - High Severity: Alumni Email Access

Incident Report for Washington University - IT

Resolved

WashU IT Engineers have resolved the issue affecting alumni email accounts. If you continue to experience further issues, please contact us at 314-933-3333.

We appreciate your patience during this incident.
Posted May 18, 2026 - 13:26 CDT

Update

WashU IT is investigating an issue with alumni access to email. Around 1900 alumni users had their accounts deactivated on 5/16. Technical teams have implemented corrective actions and currently estimate that affected alumni accounts will be fully restored within the next 30-60 minutes.

Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
Posted May 18, 2026 - 12:55 CDT

Investigating

WashU IT is investigating an issue with alumni access to email. Around 1900 alumni users had their accounts deactivated on 5/16 via an automated process. The issue was identified today (5/18) and technical teams are working to restore their accounts. Current estimate for restoration is approximately 12:30pm.

Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please call 314-933-3333 if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore service.
Posted May 18, 2026 - 10:48 CDT
This incident affected: Communications & Collaboration (Email).