Tue 15 Jun 2004
The MCC has a nice set of graduation photos — mostly of individual students — here. You need to click on “Photos,” although note that some strange Microsoft tool will then takeover your computer. The photos at the end of the show (as students walk through the stone gate after the ceremony) are better than the ones at the beginning (as students leave the stage after getting their degrees) since almost everyone is looking down in the latter — presumbaly to avoid tripping in front of 2,000 people.
I can’t resist including this one of my classmate (and Associate Professor of English) Katie Kent ‘88.
I suspect that Katie is not in her academic gown because she is on leave (perhaps maternity leave after the birth of her second child).
I am not sure who the student is.
June 15th, 2004 at 12:22 pm
Not a student, it’sit’s Anna Bean
June 15th, 2004 at 1:47 pm
My mistake!
I guess I was thrown off my Professor Bean’s academic gown — which seemed like standard student wear. Surely, NYU’s doctoral colors are not all black?
June 15th, 2004 at 2:06 pm
It’s New York City - all black has always been in fashion. Black is the new black!
June 15th, 2004 at 2:16 pm
I’d go with violet, myself.
But to each her own.
June 15th, 2004 at 2:21 pm
There is the hint of violet (purple) in the thing around her kneck (that’s a technical term I believe) - which I didn’t even notice until someone pointed out she was a teacher - then it was obvious after that.
June 15th, 2004 at 4:16 pm
A black gown with three velvet stripes on each sleeve is the default/generic PhD gown (i.e., you rented rather than bought). There is little reason to buy unless you will be teaching at a liberal arts college and required to attend graduation ceremonies (even then, the gowns run $700 and up).
Each school has a colorful doctoral gown with its own hood (aka “the thing around her neck”).
Many/most schools also have cool hats for doctorate recipients.