Sign In to Google Workspace

This article applies to: Cornell Google Workspace for Faculty and Staff, Cornell Google Workspace for Students

Sign in to Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) at

gsuite.cornell.edu

Google Workspace sign-in uses Cornell login. Your email address is your NetID@cornell.edu address and your password is the one you use with your NetID to sign in to other Cornell services.

In addition, students, faculty, and staff who use Google Workspace will need to authenticate using Two-Step Login.

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