Academic Regailia Question

[andyfg]

O'Neille, I always wear kilt with my regalia for convocations and commencement. My robes are British, so look a bit different to the American standard. Next time I get wear them I will post a pic. You look great!

[Riverkilt]

O'Neille, if you ain't already you GOTTA get you one of them most cool soft Doctor's caps to wear with your regalia....

One of the great joys of being in the academic regalia business was to watch the faculty procession lead the way and see all the varieties of colors in hoods, caps, and robes - from all nations sometimes.

Commencement was the one time of year the universities could really focus on academics and academic achievement rather than their athletic programs.

And, every now and then high school faculty would wear their regalia for high school commencement. I can't think of a better way to motivate graduating high school students to continue their education or for a high school to show the caliber of their faculty and the range of their expertise. Too bad elementary and high school educators aren't paid some sort of stipend to be able to purchase their own academic regalia to wear at commencements.

Ron

[O'Neille]

A very interesting thread. I'm sure this one doesn't come up very often.

I probably will make myself one of the velvet stopsign caps. They are essentially an 8 sided caubeen.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

A very interesting thread. I'm sure this one doesn't come up very often.

I probably will make myself one of the velvet stopsign caps. They are essentially an 8 sided caubeen.

I believe they are called Oxford caps and (although I don't know if this next part is true or not) they are worn by Doctors of Divinity.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

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[Kiltman]

My wife got her Ph.D before her MA from Cambridge. She says for formal situations one wears the Ph.D., but if you are at the university where you got the MA you wear it there to honor that academic community.

[Galician]

I am nowhere near Sister's level of achievement, but I do have an M.A. in Theology, and would just point out that the color of the hood for this degree is white. Scarlet would be for recipients of the M.Div., which is considered to be a professional degree of the clergy, and not a purely academic one.

Wear your regalia with pride, Sister! but not too much, or you'll have to confess that.

[SteveB]

Congratulations on your academic achievement.
I have never had to deal with any regalia of the academic type after high school. My college education is a collection of courses from different disciplines and colleges that have been the tools of my life.
--- Steve

[O'Neille]

I believe they are called Oxford caps and (although I don't know if this next part is true or not) they are worn by Doctors of Divinity.

Oxford caps are also known as mortar boards, square or trenchers. While the cap worn at Oxford is a Tudor bonnet, I believe. I've got a picture of President Truman wearing one in my collection.

Tudor bonnets are known as round caps.

Doctoral variants are the four, six or eight cornered soft tam.

I've seen the divinity variants also. I seem to remember something about Bisbops and Cardinals wearing three and four cornered variants with sewn in piping. I may be wrong but it was in my brain and jumped out on the page.

I found this informative link. http://www.academicapparel.com/caps/...blishment.html So I'll refrain from anymore hijacks. Sorry.

[Riverkilt]

I worked high school and university commencements in So. Cal, Las Vegas, Arizona and Alabama. Once in a while a high school faculty member wore their regalia. Even that little bit made a big difference.

At the university and college graduations the faculty procession was a beautiful tapestry of academic heraldry - whatever the campus. One of the things that made it so were the wide variety of caps the Doctoral folks wore.

And, just like we kilties, faculty in full regalia tend to stand taller and sorta strut and put some proud swish and sway into their unbifurcated robes.

Ron