Students stage protest over mortarboards decoration ban

Fri, Mar 23rd 2018, 09:00 AM

 

MORE than sixty students, faculty, and alumni gathered on the University of the Bahamas’ campus yesterday to protest the institution’s decision to ban the decoration of mortarboard hats and wearing of student organization stoles at graduation ceremonies.
Of the 700 students in the graduating class, 300 signed a petition asking that this decision to be reversed.
This decision was made during a meeting of the UB Graduation Committee on March 2, held in the President’s Boardroom.

MORE than sixty students, faculty, and alumni gathered on the University of the Bahamas’ campus yesterday to protest the institution’s decision to ban the decoration of mortarboard hats and wearing of student organization stoles at graduation ceremonies.


Of the 700 students in the graduating class, 300 signed a petition asking that this decision to be reversed.
This decision was made during a meeting of the UB Graduation Committee on March 2, held in the President’s Boardroom.

 

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