RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/117344965036133589
Never went to either of my graduations (though mainly because I'm not totally sure I could contain my rage being face to face with our Vice-Chanceller), but I've said before if I do a PhD or DMA and get to wear the cap I probably will.
Academia is so freaking weird. Part of my job as a professor is actually to occasionally cosplay as a medieval wizard while helping hand out scholarships.
@cuddlyanarchist I didn't go to my PhD graduation. Way too burned out. But someone was giving away a robe from a deceased relative my first year as a professor, and it happened to be the right university and right faculty! Super grateful for that.