Ivy League Graduation Appropriation

In graduation appropriation, headdress, warbonnet by Adrienne K.8 Comments

Sunday was “Class Day” at an Ivy League university, and I sat with 5 of my family members, watching my little sister graduate. Class Day tradition at this school dictates students wear “funny hats” along with their graduation robes (the traditional mortar boards are saved for commencement the next day). As I waited for my sister to enter through the …