Max the cat gets honorary ‘doctor of litter-ature’ degree from US university

“So he decided that he would go up on campus, and he just started hanging out with the college students, and they love him,” owner Ashley Dow said on Thursday.

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.

“I don’t even know how he knows to go, but he does,” Dow said. “And then he’ll follow them on their tour.”

The students refer to Dow as Max’s mum, and graduates who return to town sometimes ask her how Max is doing.

Max will not be taking part in the graduation, though.

His degree will be delivered to Dow later.