Kermit the Frog will be the commencement speaker for the University of Maryland’s class of 2025.
No, really we didn't make that up.
The students who have worked hard and struggled through for years at a major university will be given sage life advice from a muppet.
All jest aside Kermit, who was created in 1955, is no stranger to the school, as muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A bronze statue of Henson and Kermit sitting on a bench is a feature of the campus,
“I am thrilled that our graduates and their families will experience the optimism and insight of the world-renowned Kermit the Frog at such a meaningful time in their lives,” university President Darryll J. Pines said in a statement.
At the very least all the graduates will have an understanding of how it's not easy being green.