Check out Dr. Oliver!

We ordered Matt's academic regalia last month hoping it would arrive before graduation, and it came today.  I had him put it on immediately and took pictures. We love the hat.

The blue on the hood is the color for philosophy: Ph.D. is a doctorate of philosophy.  The red, or "cardinal," is the color of the school at which he earned his degree.  Some schools have two colors.  For sports, UW's colors are cardinal and white.  For academic regalia it's just cardinal.  I'm glad.  A red, white and blue hood would make him look like "Dr. America" (Captain America's over-educated cousin?).