Although the four-cornered, tasseled black cap is now synonymous with ... remain a sort of cultural shorthand for academic accomplishment—a symbol of celebration with roots going back to ...

One of the most recognizable symbols is academic regalia—the cap, gown, and hood. At the UAB Heersink School ... The hood was eventually stopped from being worn by undergraduates, and it became the ...

Fewer, it is likely, will know why wearing a robe and an unusual hat is a symbol of having finished ... Institute of Technology (MIT)’s primer on academic garb. The hoods served to keep the ...

UCF even tweeted an honorary diploma to the spotted dog for her service. A service dog rocked an academic cap last week on her mom's graduation day. The 2-year-old Dalmatian was gifted the ...

Messina College, Boston College’s two-year residential college division, has officially joined the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, a milestone that also marks the establishment of the Beta Omega Rho ...