Faculty & Staff
All Columbia University faculty and officers of administration are invited to march in the academic procession at the University Commencement ceremony.
Faculty and staff participating in the academic procession should coordinate regalia orders with their school or department.
- March 14: Deadline for ordering aiguillettes, honor cords and custom purchase (non-rental) regalia.
- March 21: Deadline for ordering rental regalia without incurring late fees.
- Doctoral Columbia gown orders placed after this deadline may be filled with black gowns.
- March 28: Deadline for ordering regalia to be delivered wardrobed.
- A wardrobe order includes regalia steamed and hung on hangers, ready to be worn
- April 25: Final deadline for ordering rental regalia.
- April 28: Regalia distribution begins at the Morningside Campus Bookstore
- The bookstore team will notify you when your order is in-store and ready for pickup.
If you are a Columbia degree holder, you will receive a Columbia blue gown, hood and blue mortarboard (bachelor's/master's) or black velvet tam (doctoral). Those that hold degrees from other institutions may wear their own regalia or will receive black caps and gowns with a hood that includes colors of that institution.