Max the Cat has become a treasured member of the Vermont State University’s Castleton campus. He is so beloved they are giving him an honorary VTSU degree. 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. [] He’s been socializing on campus for about four years, and students get excited when they see him.