Commencement 2019: Graduates get creative with mortarboard art

For some graduates, the years of hard work and dedication should be marked in a dignified manner, filled with the pomp, circumstance and tradition of centuries of academia. But for others, commencement is a time to celebrate and stand out in the sea of mortarboards and tassels. Here are an assortment of decorated caps that were captured by the team of photographers present at USC’s main and satellite ceremonies, May 10-11.