Although not normally "required", most faculty member's choose to wear velvet tams in place of mortarboards, as they look much nicer and help differentiate between the faculty member and his/her student.
Academic Tams (doctoral tams) are available with choice of "silky tassel" or gold bullion tassel.
Tams are also available in 4 -- 6 -- and 8 -- sided models.
Tams are normally made of black velvet, however we can make them for you in other velvets, for special regalia. The PhD blue velvet tam has become increasingly popular.
Red "Beefeater" caps (also known as Beefeaters) are also available.
Prices of graduation tams are shown below.
Black tams are normally in stock, year round, in all models.
For Beefeater caps, or tams in "other than black" velvet, please allow +/- 6-8 weeks for delivery.