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.
Velvet tam on Ph.D. gown
Academic Cap -- Mortarboard
"Beefeater"
SIDES OF BLACK VELVET TAM
TYPE OF JUMBO TWO BUTTON DOCTORAL TASSEL
PRICE EACH TAM
4
SILKY
78.50
4
GOLD BULLION
92.00
6
SILKY
78.50
6
GOLD BULLION
92.00
8
SILKY
98.50
8
BULLION
102.00
8
SILKY discounted with gown purchase
78.50
8
BULLION discounted with gown purchase
92.00
SPECIAL
Change tam velvet from black to Ph.D. blue or to other color velvet
+ $20.00
SPECIAL
Beefeater Graduation Hats / Red
$98.50
Black Velvet Tam and Admiral Blue Velvet tam shown above, on Presidential and Chancelor Doctoral Gowns. Note how each tam matches its gown.