Academia is a notoriously accepting of eccentricities and informalities, yet I always dress professionally on campus, as do my female colleagues. In contrast, certain men in my department are famous ...

All candidates who participate in the commencement exercise must wear the university-approved academic attire. University-approved caps, gowns, tassels, and hoods must be rented from the "Commencement ...

Commencement ceremonies connect today’s graduates to centuries of academic tradition. One of the most recognizable symbols is academic regalia—the cap, gown, and hood. At the UAB Heersink School of ...

Graduates of Kansas State University and other schools probably take for granted the caps and gowns they don when receiving their diploma. But behind each piece of fabric and every color are centuries ...

The colorful regalia worn by academicians is steeped in tradition, dating back to the ecclesiastical garb of the Middle Ages. Adaptations from ecclesiastical to academic dress began in early European ...