nytimes timesselect now free for university students and faculty

a friend just informed me that the nytimes premium service, timesselect, is now free for students or faculty members with a valid college or university email address.

A university subscription to TimesSelect includes:

  • OP-ED COLUMNISTS Enjoy exclusive online access.
  • NEWS COLUMNISTS Explore the perspectives of select columnists from Business, New York/Region, Sports and The International Herald Tribune.
  • THE ARCHIVE Explore The Times archive back to 1981. Access up to 100 articles per month.

of course you don’t have to be a current student or faculty member, you just need to have an email address ending in .edu. just keep in mind to fudge your graduation date if you’ve already graduated.

the confirmation email takes about 10 minutes and once you get it, click the link to continue the sign up process and click upgrade on the sign up page to register.