This academic dress is a large part of what connects the past to the present in the university. Given the nickname “gownies” ...
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 ...
Academic regalia are based on the ecclesiastical dress of that period and were adapted to indicate levels of education by English universities in the 14th century. Although European academic ...
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 ...