Went to my sons graduation from UTA in December of last year. Once again the whole ceremony was mostly for the faculty. The stupid robes that these professors wear are ridiculously stupid in their appearance. The hats look like something a president of Pakistan would wear to the stoning of Christians!.
Who came up with the idea that college graduation was about the faculty?
The ceremony is not about the faculty where I teach. It would be fine with me if the faculty were not allowed to attend. Somehow it is always scheduled when I need to be grading finals. Having us wear regalia is supposed to make it appear that we are at medieval Oxford, I suppose, but having the ceremony in the basketball auditorium spoils that effect.