A single high school graduation gown has been passed from family to family for more than 20 years

Every graduation gown tells a story. For high school graduate Carter Nunn, his gown came with more than two decades of ...
The Washington Post

Embracing transgender equality, high schools move to one graduation robe

Chloe Martin-Poteet will be wearing a white cap and gown when she graduates this month. Her brother, Julian, will be dressed in royal blue. It’s part of a two-color tradition at James Hubert Blake ...
WFLA News Channel 8

USF’s graduation robes are greener than they appear

When members of the University of South Florida Class of 2015 receive their diplomas, they will be decked out in green. The school dismissed the basic black graduation gowns. This year’s gowns are ...
Christian Science Monitor

Graduation robes reflect changing attitudes toward gender identity

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
CNN

This recent grad is upcycling thousands of graduation gowns to help hospitals in need of PPE

Nathaniel Moore, a recent graduate of an MBA at the University of Vermont, is among thousands who participated in a virtual ceremony this year due to Covid-19. Rather than letting his graduation gown ...
Hartford Courant

Issuing Graduation Gowns By Sex Is Wrong

On June 10, we will be graduating from Nathan Hale-Ray High School in East Haddam. Although graduation should be a joyful experience, our rite of passage has already been marred by controversy. Over ...