Max the cat is now a 'doctor of litter-ature' from Vermont State University (updated)

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Max the cat is now a ‘doctor of litter-ature’ from Vermont State University

Updated 7:00 PM EDT, May 17, 2024

CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — 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.

Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness.

“Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post.

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

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More about Max:

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-05-15/max-the-cat-honorary-doctorate-vermont-state-university-castleton
(pics at link)

Meet Max, the cat receiving an (honorary) doctorate from Vermont State University this weekend

Vermont Public | By Elodie Reed
Published May 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM EDT

As Vermont State University Castleton graduates receive their degrees this weekend, so too will a tabby cat. The cat, named Max, is getting an honorary degree as a "Doctor in Litter-ature."

Once a feral kitten in the town of Fair Haven, Max has lived with his human mom, Ashley Dow, on Seminary Street in Castleton for the past five years. And for most of those years, he’s been venturing up to the university campus.

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Dow says students actively look out for Max, and protect him.

"Max was getting attacked by feral cats in the neighborhood. And I put up signs, because I was asking them, 'If you see Max out and about after five, could you bring him home?' And students did actually bring him home," she says. "Or they — they have my number, and I'll get text messages from random students, it's like, 'He's OK, he's up by the greenhouse,' and all of that. So yeah, it's been pretty interesting to be Max's mom."

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[NJCher]

1. Glad I don't teach there

I’d never make it to class cuz I’d be hanging out with Max..

[niyad]

2. A most well-deserved honour. Good for VSU.

[Karadeniz]

3. Well done, max !!!!!