The University of Cambridge is cited as the first to use the academic ... closed sleeves with an arc near the bottom and an opening for the arm. Doctoral gowns are faced with wide velvet panels and ...

British universities such as Oxford and Cambridge influenced many of the traditions that ... established the styles for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral gowns, as well as the academic hood—each ...

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Gown of black faced with yellow, the hood is black of the Cambridge design with lining of yellow, the birretum is black velvet with yellow cord. Official Dalhousie academic ...

Political activist, philosopher and author Professor Angela Davis will also receive a doctorate in letters. The founder and director of the Cambridge Singers, Sir John Rutter, whose work has been ...