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Full-Text Articles in Education
Degrees Of Degrees, Neil K. Dickson
Degrees Of Degrees, Neil K. Dickson
Transactions of the Burgon Society
This article looks at the types of degrees that can be awarded by universities and colleges, discussing the rights and privileges that go with a degree such as the right to wear academic dress and to put letters after your name. The focus is on current and historical practice in Britain, and most of the examples are from British universities.
Lumen Ex Oriente: Academic Dress Of The University Of Hong Kong, 1911–1941, Alexander Yen
Lumen Ex Oriente: Academic Dress Of The University Of Hong Kong, 1911–1941, Alexander Yen
Transactions of the Burgon Society
A narrative of the development of the University of Hong Kong’s academic dress for officials and graduates from its founding in 1911 to the cessation of formal operations in 1941 with the Second World War. The article includes descriptions of the appearance of various items of academic dress at the University in this formative period.
Editor’S Note, Stephen Wolgast
Editor’S Note, Stephen Wolgast
Transactions of the Burgon Society
The novel coronavirus and COVID-19 are dramatically changing campus life. Most graduation ceremonies have been cancelled, leaving many thousands of academic gowns unused. The organisation Gowns 4 Good requests donations of gowns, which it donates to hospitals so their medical staffs can use them as personal protective equipment, which is in short supply.
Front Matter, Editorial Board
Front Matter, Editorial Board
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
’Blithering Nonsense’: The Open University And Its Academic Dress, Philip Goff
’Blithering Nonsense’: The Open University And Its Academic Dress, Philip Goff
Transactions of the Burgon Society
With the largest number of students in Britain, one of its younger academic institutions celebrates fiftieth anniversary.
‘Outdated And Anachronistic, But That’S Part Of The Fun’: Faculty Attitudes And Beliefs Regarding Academic Dress At A Second Land-Grant University, Stephen L. Wolgast, Michael W. Everett
‘Outdated And Anachronistic, But That’S Part Of The Fun’: Faculty Attitudes And Beliefs Regarding Academic Dress At A Second Land-Grant University, Stephen L. Wolgast, Michael W. Everett
Transactions of the Burgon Society
This research sought to understand attitudes and behaviours of faculty at Kansas State University and used a previous research study, at Michigan State University, to validate the instrumentation developed while comparing and contrasting results between two Land-Grant institutions. Results of this study indicated consistent trends when comparing both of the Land-Grant universities about faculty attitude and behaviour. Due to the varied results between Kansas State and Michigan State in this study, the authors suggest further replication of the survey instrument at other Land-Grant institutions. This study builds on previous research suggesting that compelling evidence exists indicating that here are many …
Reforms To Scottish Academical Dress During The 1860s, Jonathan C. Cooper
Reforms To Scottish Academical Dress During The 1860s, Jonathan C. Cooper
Transactions of the Burgon Society
Although hoods were worn in the ancient Scottish universities during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, their use went into decline thereafter. This article focusses on the re-introduction of hoods in Scotland, mostly during the 1860s. After consideration of the academical dress in use earlier during the nineteenth century, the four ancient universities are treated in the order in which they adopted comprehensive hood schemes. Primary sources, in the form of university minutes and portraits, and secondary sources, mostly in the form of contemporary accounts, are examined.
An Inside Job: Reflections On Designs Of Academical And Official Dress For The University Of The Arts London, Philip Goff
An Inside Job: Reflections On Designs Of Academical And Official Dress For The University Of The Arts London, Philip Goff
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
‘Apprpriate Hoods’: The Development Of Academic Dress At Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Stephen A. Peay
‘Apprpriate Hoods’: The Development Of Academic Dress At Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Stephen A. Peay
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Egregii Procuratores: The Master Of Arts’ Full-Dress Gown And Its Use By The Proctors And Assessor Of The University Of Oxford, Edmund Eggleston
Egregii Procuratores: The Master Of Arts’ Full-Dress Gown And Its Use By The Proctors And Assessor Of The University Of Oxford, Edmund Eggleston
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Academic Regalia At A Land-Grant University: Faculty Attitudes And Beliefs, Michael W. Everett
The Use Of Academic Regalia At A Land-Grant University: Faculty Attitudes And Beliefs, Michael W. Everett
Transactions of the Burgon Society
Each year academic regalia at US universities is a central component associated with the pomp and circumstance of commencement exercises. At one university, faculty of 20 different colleges play a significant role during those same commencement exercises. Currently, the Academic Costume Code, maintained by the American Council on Education, serves as the governing body for academic regalia at universities around the country. Though faculty play a prominent role in the visual presence at commencement exercises, little is known about faculty attitudes and beliefs regarding the use of academic regalia during commencement events. The goal of this research is to better …
Editor’S Note, Stephen L. Wolgast
Editor’S Note, Stephen L. Wolgast
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Front Matter
Transactions of the Burgon Society
The front matter for Vol. 18 of Transactions of the Burgon Society.
Academic Dress On Picture Postcards Published By Davis’S Of Oxford, Their Rivals And Successors, Alex Kerr
Academic Dress On Picture Postcards Published By Davis’S Of Oxford, Their Rivals And Successors, Alex Kerr
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Counting Crow’S Feet: Harvard Gives Back To Its Honorary Doctors The Third Loop On Their Gowns, Stephen Wolgast
Counting Crow’S Feet: Harvard Gives Back To Its Honorary Doctors The Third Loop On Their Gowns, Stephen Wolgast
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Front Matter, Stephen Wolgast
Front Matter, Stephen Wolgast
Transactions of the Burgon Society
Events in 2017, Officers, Fellow, Members, Editor's Note
The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston
The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Conforming To The Established Standards: American Degree Colours (1936–1961), Kenny Suit
Conforming To The Established Standards: American Degree Colours (1936–1961), Kenny Suit
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
The Hood Of The Determining Ba At Oxford, Nicholas Groves
The Hood Of The Determining Ba At Oxford, Nicholas Groves
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
An Argument For The Wider Adoption And Use Of Traditional Academic Attire Within Roman Catholic Church Services, Seamus Addison Hargrave
An Argument For The Wider Adoption And Use Of Traditional Academic Attire Within Roman Catholic Church Services, Seamus Addison Hargrave
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Back Matter: Authors, Shop, Stephen Wolgast
Back Matter: Authors, Shop, Stephen Wolgast
Transactions of the Burgon Society
No abstract provided.
Glasgow Gown With Three Bands On Each Sleeve, Neil K. Dickson
Glasgow Gown With Three Bands On Each Sleeve, Neil K. Dickson
Transactions of the Burgon Society
In my history of the academic dress of the University of Glasgow I recorded that major changes to gowns and hoods took place in 1893. When the proposals for the various degrees were under consideration by a committee, the University Court instructed the committee to design a gown for its members. However no design appeared. In 1901 a new committee was appointed with the result that in 1902 the following design was approved: ‘a black doctor’s gown with collar and yoke and faced all with MA silk and with three bands of MA silk on each sleeve’. [Excerpt].
Tradition And Humour: The Academic Dress Of The University Of Glasgow, Neil K. Dickson
Tradition And Humour: The Academic Dress Of The University Of Glasgow, Neil K. Dickson
Transactions of the Burgon Society
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451. It is the second oldest university in Scotland and the fourth oldest in the UK (after Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews). By the end of the sixteenth century Scotland had five universities, compared with England’s two. This situation continued for more than two hundred years: it was only in the nineteenth century that England finally caught up with Scotland. So perhaps one might expect that Scotland would have a long, continuous and colourful history of academic dress. However, as we shall see, that is not the case. The reason can be expressed …
A Dress Without A Home: The Unadopted Academic Dress Of The Royal Institute Of British Architects, 1923–24, Philip Goff
A Dress Without A Home: The Unadopted Academic Dress Of The Royal Institute Of British Architects, 1923–24, Philip Goff
Transactions of the Burgon Society
Following the death of Bill Keen, the Managing Director of Ede & Ravenscroft, in 1996, one of [Goff's] tasks, as Academic Consultant, was to sift through hundreds of files and letters at the Chancery Lane premises. On one occasion, a yellowing, quarto-size page fell out of a book. It was headed Supplement to the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the bold title of the piece caught his eye: ‘Proposals for the Adoption of an Academic Dress for Members and Licentiates of the Royal Institute of British Architects’. This was followed by some illustrations of the costume …
Academical Dress In The University Of Westminster, Philip Goff
Academical Dress In The University Of Westminster, Philip Goff
Transactions of the Burgon Society
The following is the account of how the system of academical dress came into being, beginning with what Dr Avery wrote on the subject in his report to the Polytechnic of Central London Court of Governors’ sub-committee on university status, on 16 December 1991. [Excerpt].