In 1890, students began wearing four-sided velvet “senior caps” with tassels that resemble modern Oxford caps. In 1895, colleges and universities in the United States standardized the style and color ...

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 ...

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 ...

The regalia worn today by our graduates has a colourful history. Regalia originated in the monasteries of the Middle Ages. At that time, university faculty were men of religion who wore the habit of ...

We decided to tap into the history behind the academic regalia to find out what the different colors and styles represent. The tradition of the academic dress dates back nearly eight centuries. In ...

Hundreds of years of history have inspired UTSA's academic regalia and what these various colors and styles represent. The tradition of the academic dress dates back nearly eight centuries. In ...

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Starting from September 2025, University of Lincoln students will be required to dress in “business attire” whilst studying in the library. The university has stated in an email to staff that the new ...