Graduates of the University of Colorado Boulder were promised email addresses that last a lifetime. That lifetime is set to end this summer.
CU Boulder plans to terminate its “Email for Life” program on August 31, deleting alumni colorado.edu accounts. The university attributed the decision to rising licensing costs, declining usage and security risks. “Maintaining alumni email accounts is no longer sustainable for the university,” the February announcement reads.
But some Buffs aren’t letting go of their emails without a fight. Alumnus Rex Boge filed a class action lawsuit against the CU Board of Regents on Monday, June 15, arguing that the university is breaching its contract with former students…