Emma Allemond, of Zachary, was among 19 rising seniors to join the Tassels Chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Mississippi. Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes ...

Parker Slawson, of Maryville, a History and Criminal Justice major at the University of Mississippi, was among 58 rising seniors to join the Tassels Chapter of Mortar Board. Mortar Board ...

The mortar board has been in use since the 15th century and traditionally was recognized as part of the ... There are no general rules for the positioning of the tassel. At many ...

Mississippi State University's Broadcast Education Association Student Media Club recently won first place in a national competition with its inaugural submission to the BEA 168-Hour Film Challenge.

Ella Endorf of North Bend was among 19 rising seniors to join the Tassels Chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Mississippi. Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college ...

Graduation ceremonies are rife with strange and antiquated customs, symbolic items and traditions such as the mortar board hats and tassels (whose roots go back to 11th century ecclesiastical caps) ...

From preschool to medical school, graduates wear a cap and gown. After all the speeches and after the last note of "Pomp and Circumstance" is played, the mortar board cap gets tossed in the air ...

The mortar board derives from headgear worn by church dignitaries in the 16th century. ... the crown changed and became a cloth-covered board. The tassel was added in the 19th century.

Maggie Scott, of New Albany, majoring in Chemistry, was among 58 rising seniors to join the Tassels Chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Mississippi.

Molly Scott of New Albany was among 32 rising seniors to join the Tassels Chapter of the Mortar Board honor society at the University of Mississippi.