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The National Autonomous University of Mexico restored the use of the toga as a university academic investiture, representing the different honors and degrees given by the institution. Wearing the gown is required by rule during certain celebrations of the University.
Those with the right to wear a university toga are the Board of Governors members, the Rector, the Secretary General, the Attorney General, the University Patronage members, deans of the under-graduate and graduate schools and institutes, the technical boards of the colleges and schools, coordinators for research on science and humanities affairs, the professors and researchers emeritus, the winners of the National University Award, the graduate students and PhDs, the tenured professors of schools -graduate and under-graduate--, and individuals attached to some research institutes, as long as they hold at least a high school degree. |
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The toga includes a loose flowing garment, a hood and a mortarboard. This must always be worn over a dark suit, black shoes, white shirt and a grey tie. The mortarboard with tassel and fringe is worn by the Rector, the Board of Governors members, and the students holding a PhD degree. A mortarboard with a button is worn by students without a PhD degree, except for the deans of colleges and schools who wear a mortarboard with tassel but without a fringe.
The schools -graduate and under- |
| graduate-can be distinguished among them by their hood's color, the mortarboard's |
| tassel or their fringe, as follows: Philosophy and Literature, navy blue; Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, pale blue; Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, yellow; Law, Political and Social Sciences, red; Architecture, Visual Arts, and Music, lead grey; Economics, Accounting and Management, dark |
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green; Veterinary, pale green; Psychology and Social Work, purple.
Those holding more than one degree from different schools wear strips on their hood, and they can choose other colors in the mortarboard's tassel and button. In addition, the Director wears a medal of gold over his shoulders, a gold badge which is a 12-link chain supporting a monogram (UNAM) and the university coat of arms. |
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