Max the cat gets an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree at Vermont State University

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The popular tabby lives in a house with the Dow family on the street that leads to the main entrance to campus.

A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday .

“Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post. He's been socialising on campus for about four years, and students get excited when they see him. They pick him up and take selfies with him, and he even likes to go on tours with prospective students that meet at a building across from the family's house, she said.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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