In 1895, colleges and universities in the United States standardized the style and color of academic dress, leading to the black gowns that graduating students at CU Boulder still wear today. If ...

The tradition of wearing caps, gowns, and hoods as attire in formal academic processions and ceremonies extends back to practices in medieval Europe, when most scholars were affiliated with monastic ...

She posted photos of herself and her mum in academic gowns following their graduation. Internet users celebrated the duo.

Place the hood, velvet side up, over the head draping over the back outside of the gown. The V-shape end sits at front of the neck and the longer U-shape drapes over the back. Starting just below the ...

Graduate students were required to wear academic gowns to supper. (The GC gowns appear from contemporary photographs to have been a compromise between the short, vest-like commoners' gown and the ...

We apologise for any inconvenience. Due to the importance of the graduation ceremonies and celebrations, a tidy standard of dress is expected from participants, along with the academic dress ...

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 ...

Read our regulations for academic dress. 1. Graduates shall appear at all public ceremonies of the University in the academic dress proper to their degree. Graduates of other Universities may wear the ...

Academic regalia is required for degree candidates at Commencement ... If you are financially limited, the Office of Sustainability has a limited number of donated and cleaned gowns from previous ...