Keeping basic information like your personal email address or phone number updated at Brown is important for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of these is the ability to perform password resets on your own, preventing you from being locked out of your Brown account. Please see the chart below for the right place to update your information.
Brown Community Member | System of Record /Instructions | Office Responsible for Record |
Undergraduate Graduate students Medical students | Enter your cell phone number in Banner, on the Personal Information tab: https://selfservice.brown.edu/ Email addresses can only be updated by emailing registrar@brown.edu | Registrar@brown.edu 401-863-2500 |
Faculty Staff | Enter your contact information in Workday https://www.brown.edu/go/workday In Workday, select Personal Information -> Change Contact Information -> Click the Edit button -> Add your non-Brown phone and/or email address under the Home Contact Information section. For more information on how to update your personal information in Workday please review this video. | hrservicecenter@brown.edu 401-863-5200 |
Affiliated personnel | Sponsored IDs like temporary workers and community affiliates should work with their sponsor to update their information, or email the card office at brown-card-office@brown.edu. | Brown-Card-Office@brown.edu 401-863-2273 |
Alumni | Log into the MyBrown site at brown.edu/go/alumniprofile and update your personal contact information. You may also email alumni_records@brown.edu. Changes will be in a pending state for at least 48 hours before the database is updated. | alumni_records@brown.edu |
Faculty and staff can also update the office hours, personal cell, or website listed in the Brown directory at myaccount.brown.edu.