While the ways in which we observe graduation may change, the iconic four-cornered black hat will likely remain a sort of cultural shorthand for academic accomplishment—a symbol of celebration ...

Vice-chancellor Nageshwar Rao of the state university said that the move was meant to get rid of “symbols of ... traditional Aipan drawings on them.” The graduation ceremony was ...

That is my simple wish, that my peers and I would always remember our graduation, a symbol of what we have endured and accomplished together. I know that if we each remember where we’ve come ...