Faculty Registration and Regalia Rental

Quick Links: Faculty Registration – Faculty Regalia Rental – Purchase Custom Regalia

Faculty Registration

  • Faculty who wish to participate in the Fall 2026 commencement exercises, must register, regardless of whether or not regalia rental is needed. Your registration will help us plan seating accordingly.
    • The Graduate School will designate the faculty hooders for all candidates. Graduates will proceed to the stage where they will be hooded by the preselected faculty hooders.
    • Dissertation Advisors who wish to participate and who wish to escort a doctoral candidate must also register.
    • Faculty who wish to participate on their own may register as General Faculty.

The deadline to register for Fall 2026 is Thursday, October 15, 2026.


*IMPORTANT: Faculty who miss the registration deadline WILL NOT be allowed to participate in the current commencement ceremonies, however, faculty may attend as a guest. Faculty must secure a guest ticket from a student's allotment of guest tickets to attend the ceremony. Please note that all guests require an entry ticket.


Faculty Regalia Rental

  • Regalia rental is free for all faculty. Please click the appropriate ceremony below to order. Cap and gown will be delivered directly to the address you provide during checkout. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. Regalia rental includes the appropriate robe, hood, and mortarboard. Faculty are only responsible for the shipping fee. Faculty holding a doctoral degree who wish to rent a tam may do so at their own cost.

The deadline to order regalia for Fall 2026 is Thursday, October 15, 2026.

  • If you miss the deadline, a limited amount of University of Miami master's and doctoral regalia will be available for faculty. Please note that extra regalia (UM colors only) will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Balfour table located at the Watsco Center Fieldhouse on the day of your designated Commencement ceremony.
  • For School of Law faculty regalia inquiries, please contact Annette Hugues via email at ahugues@law.miami.edu.
  • For Miller School of Medicine M.D. faculty regalia inquiries, please contact Bridgette Nevils via email at bnevils@med.miami.edu.

Faculty Regalia Rental Instructions:

Step-by-Step Ordering Instructions for Faculty

How to Measure for Your Gown / How to Wear Your Regalia

Purchase Custom Regalia

  • The custom designed doctoral regalia not only brings prestige and recognition to UM events, but also states dramatically and indisputably that you hold a degree from one of the most distinguished universities in the world. Special pricing is available for faculty to purchase custom regalia. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.
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