Subscription & Account FAQ

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I can't recall my password.

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What happens once I create my account?

You’ll be able to sample anything on our site — award-winning news coverage, agenda-setting opinion essays, advice to help you advance in your career, our daily and weekly newsletters, and more. When you reach your limit of free content, we’ll ask you to subscribe.

When you register, we’ll ask you three questions to help us understand your interests and needs. We’ll use that information to tailor content recommendations, curate news about your college or university, and provide relevant job alerts, among other things.

What will you do with the information I share with The Chronicle?

The information we collect from you will be used to personalize your experience, recognize you each time you sign in, help us understand our audience, and manage or improve our services for you. We’ll also email you based on your selected preferences, including newsletters, notifications about your account, and updates or special offers from select partners. You can adjust your email preferences at any time.

After I create an account, how many articles will I be able to read for free?

Some news sites offer readers a specific number of stories that they can read for free. Our model is dynamic. We’ll consider a number of factors — such as who you are, how you read us, and what you’ve read in the past — before asking you to subscribe.

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I’m already an individual subscriber. What if I don’t have a chronicle.com account?

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How much does a subscription cost?

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Can I share my username and password so that a colleague can read the premium content, too?

No. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and accounts, and are solely responsible for any unauthorized use by others of your account. For more information, read our User Agreement.

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