Yosemite mail won't allow me to add a gmail account to it. Help?

After downloading Yosemite, I changed the password to my school gmail account. Shortly after I realized that Mac Mail would not allow me to send or receive messages. I deleted the gmail account off of my mac mail, and tried to add it again later in order to circumvent the problem. It did not work, as I now cannot add my gmail account back on. Accounts immediately replies "Unable to verify account name or password", or "cannot discover the account settings for the mail server ---." Any advice??

Hi njs72,
Thanks for the question. Based on what you stated, it seems like you are not able to re add the email account to Mail. I would recommend that you read these articles, they may be helpful in troubleshooting your issue.
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages - Apple Support
Mail settings you might need from your email provider - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Mario

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