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I have to admit it, I think the gown from the University of Nottingham is one of the more notable graduation gowns to be seen. Some of my colleagues rent a gown from a rental company, but most have purchased the gown from their respective university. Some are very noticeable: the purple gowns of Northwestern, the scarlet from Loyola, and the black with trim outfits that most universities opt for. But, every year I get a dozen or so parents who ask this question: \u201cWhat does all this mean?\u201d
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\nMany European gowns are the open look \u2014 because at one time the professors wore these to give their lectures and so had to be tolerable in warmer weather. But, the universities in Europe have chosen colors \u2014 and the scarlet is Nottingham and the aqua the Department of Theology. And that hat is just a typical European graduation cap. It is not unlike those worn by the Beefeaters at London Tower \u2014 if only I would shake it open.
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