(Nov. 29, 2018) -- At UTSA Commencement, everyone is wearing a cap and gown, but some look very different than the others. We decided to tap into the history behind the academic regalia to find out ...

The graduate hoods are part of the cap and gown order from Herff Jones. The color of the hood corresponds to the student's school and major. Black customized regalia with full rounded sleeves, velvet ...

The hood length is 3 ½ feet and is lined in ... not intended to represent the field of philosophy. The tassel color is gold. Faculty members participating in the commencement ceremony wear regalia ...

The tradition of wearing caps, gowns, and hoods as attire in formal academic processions ... which regulates the materials and style of the regalia and prescribes colors representing different fields ...

The hood is the most distinctive feature of academic regalia. The inside of the hood is lined with the official colors of the institution; Wilkes graduates wear hoods lined with the blue and gold ...

Ceremonial attire (cap, hood, and gown) is required for all faculty participating in the Awards Convocation and Commencement ceremonies. Faculty without their own ceremonial attire may rent regalia ...

Today, this tradition remains for gowns of religious orders and judiciary, and in academic regalia. Through the years great diversity in color and style of cap, gown and hood have evolved. In 1895 a ...