Academic Trivia

In honor of graduation week, I bring you the Graduation Edition of Academic Trivia!  Today’s question: Why do professors wear different colored robes at graduation?  The color and style of the academic regalia worn by professors at commencement and other… Continue Reading →

The credit for the idea for my newest category of posts, “Academic Trivia,” goes to Professor Ho.  The idea is to explain some aspects of academia that you, as students, likely hear about but maybe do not fully understand because no one has… Continue Reading →