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that highly select group to school girls and choir boys and even to the nursery school. Sic transit . . . The gown, of course, is the basic livery of the scholar, with its clear marks of rank and status—the pointed sleeves of the bachelor, the oblong sleeves of the master, the full sleeves and velvet trimmings of the doctor. The doctors, too, may depart from basic black and break out into many colors— Harvard crimson orYale blue or the scarlet splash of Oxford. Color is the very essence of the hood: color in the main body to identify the university; color perhaps in the binding to proclaim the subject of the degree—orange for engineering, gold for science, the baser copper for economics, white for arts and letters, green for medicine, purple for law, scarlet for theology, and so on. Size is a further variable, as the hoods tend to lengthen from the three feet of the bachelor to the four of the doctor. So the birds are known by their plumage. With this color and symbolism, which is mediaeval though mutated, we stage our brief moment of pageantry, paying homage to that ancient community of scholars in whose shadow we stand, and acknowledging our debt to the university as one of the great institutional constructs of the Middle Ages. While looking back, however, we also celebrate the achievements of this present generation of students and look forward to the future of these our younger colleagues, whom we now welcome to our midst. David C. Elliot Professor of History, Emeritus 6
J E A N - L O U A . C H A M E A U TO D AY D R . J E A N - L O U C H A M E A U will officially assume the mantle as the eighth president of the California Institute of Technology. “Beginning his presidency as part of the <strong>2007</strong> graduation ceremony sets a clear tone of commitment to our faculty, students, and staff,” said Chairman of the Board Kent Kresa. “He joins a list of very distinctive scientists and engineers who have positioned this institution as one of the very best in the world.” Before assuming his duties as Caltech’s president on September 1, 2006, Chameau was provost at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he had programmatic, strategic, and financial responsibilities for the academic and research programs of the university, including the Georgia Tech Research Institute. His office also oversaw the university’s continuing and executive education, economic development, and commercialization programs. While provost at Georgia Tech, Chameau provided vision and administrative leadership for enhancing the university’s academic and research programs and promoting its efforts in executive education, economic development, and technology commercialization. He developed a model for interdisciplinary education and research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and promoted these activities as catalysts for education and economic development. Chameau has always placed a strong emphasis on improving the educational experience of students, increasing diversity, and fostering research, entrepreneurial, and international opportunities for faculty and students. 7
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