For Rohan Rao, the road to becoming the valedictorian of the Lawrence High School (LHS) Class of 2025 began at home.

Mariah Martin places her mortarboard cap on her head prior to the Class of 2025 graduation Tuesday at Phoenix Academy and Mary Moss at J. Albert Adams Academy. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff) Ne'vaeh Ross ...

Veldstra donned a mortarboard cap decorated with beading and fur, which was sewed on by her aunt and grandmother. “It should really be celebrated.

Members of the University of Wyoming’s Mortar Board senior honor society recently presented their “Top Profs” and “Tip of the Cap” awards to honor faculty and staff members, respectively.

Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption.

A graduating Harvard University student wears a mortarboard that features a book and a feather during Harvard commencement ceremonies on May 29, 2014, in Cambridge, Mass. To stand out amid a sea ...

It’s called a mortarboard cap. I see it everywhere, from the emoji keyboard to billboards, but until I put one on my head I didn’t appreciate how weird it looks. Seriously.

Modern-day academic regalia, better known as the “cap and gown,” can be traced to early European universities, which were founded as seminaries and monasteries and where scholars were required to wear ...

EVERETT — Weeks from graduation day, Melissa Rosales-Alfaro was looking forward to decorating her mortarboard to reflect how proud she is to be a first-generation college student.

Genesis White Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, was sitting at the Farmington High School graduation ceremony with her graduating class on Monday, when two school faculty ...

None of the first cohort of 19 graduates of Justice 4 Housing's SHARP program, officials said, have reoffended during the 18-month session.