I am in a TESOL MA program. 2-3 years ago my university gave white hoods at graduation when the lead professor had a degree in applied linguistics. Now the new lead professor has a doctorate in language education and they give light blue hoods. Most similar programs give white hoods at graduation. Should I really be getting a white hood? Does this have to do with the degree of the lead professor?
The color of the lining of the hood for a Masters Degree should be solely determined by the Field itself. White is for Arts, Light Blue is for Education. I have never heard of Linguistics being in any other department than Education. You should have a Light Blue Hood. Academic Regalia Hood Colors List, Official, Degree, Chart, Inter-Collegiate
Agreed, I'd expect someone whose highest or most recent degree was in TESOL to wear a light blue hood.
I laughed when I saw this. I never knew there was a universal system. I guess I just thought each school had it's own color coding.
There is a list of standardised colours (colors!) for American universities. Some other countries seem to have similar systems, but in some places, it does vary from university to university. For example, I have two degrees from South African universities, both in the Faculty of Science, and for one the colour is yellow and the other it is green.