Thanks to archivist Heather Mumford from Countway Library and our social media video ambassador (and soon-to-be-graduate) Naomi Schmeck for sharing the history of Harvard's academic regalia!

More fun facts from Heather
🎓 The present-day academic hood stems from the medieval cowl.
🎓 Every Harvard academic gown has an embroidered crow's-foot near the yoke on each of the facings, double for earned degrees and triple for honorary. The color of the crow's-foot designates the faculty conferring the degree.
🎓 Public health was assigned the "salmon pink" color in 1935 by the American Council on Education, and it is standard for all academic institutions.

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