JK Rowling to speak at Harvard commencement ceremony
JK Rowling to speak at Harvard commencement ceremony It was announced today that our favorite author will deliver the keynote address at this year's Harvard University commencement ceremony on June 5th. University President Drew G. Faust was quoted as saying:

Perhaps no one in our time has done more than J. K. Rowling to inspire young people to experience the excitement and the sheer joy of reading. Her tales of Harry, Ron, and Hermione and their Hogwarts adventures have cast a spell on millions of readers around the world. Harvard isn’t exactly Hogwarts, but I’m sure that her visit with us this June will be a moment of magic for J.K. Rowling’s many admirers across the University.

If any of you lucky Harvard students out there are present at the ceremony, we welcome all reports from Jo's keynote sent in after the event! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed in with the tip.

UPDATE: Harvard student Jill has informed us that the school always posts video from their commencement ceremonies online, so we'll all have a chance to see Jo's speech!
Posted by Andrew on Jan 17th | 122 Comments
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Posted by marisa91 Jan 17th 2008

thas a good idea teddy! remi- wat about 45 minutes? alastor- i live in new jersey, im not a country gurl


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Hi guys!!!!!!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Jan 17th 2008

Hey LIa!!! oh i live 45 mintues from NYC (with traffic and stuff) I live on the North Shore of Long Isnad in NY!! Did you get my email marisa? Oh Lia if you want to see a pciture of me jsut eamil me at laxgiirl9@aim.com so i can send them to you!! So you can know the insae face behind the screen name!!


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

:D Hey Remi, Marisa!!!! That's okay Remi, I saw your YouTube vid, but I couldn't tell which one was you!!! There were, like, 2 or 3 girls who waved.


Posted by marisa91 Jan 17th 2008

i still dont get it...... heyy i have to do sumthing for a literary magazine tht has to do with the theme "past present future" it can be a poem, essay, drawing or photo. Any ideas?????


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

iiiiiiii'mmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Jan 17th 2008

Ah well when i put them on my facebook (withc i havent been on in like 50 million years) ill send you the link


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

hey narisa wat do u mean by "past present future"? the tenses?


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Jan 17th 2008

AH guys i gotta go!


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

c ya remi!! oops...i ment marisa!! wat do u mean be "past present future"??


Posted by jimmy2121 Jan 17th 2008

MY GRADUATION!!!! They had this pretty quiet, we were all wondering who it was going to be...now we know. I'm surprised and up walking on air!!! Wonderful!!!! Jim


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

hello?


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SORRY!!!! I'm on MNI at the same time, very distracting. What are we talking about?


Posted by kryntal Jan 17th 2008

If she's speaking at Harvard, do you think she'll be willing to speak to other universities?


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

i don't even remember acid!! lol!! let start off new!! so how r u this fine evening??


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Lol! Okay! Well I'm doing fine thanks. Last night I got one of those Charlie Horse things, have you guys ever had one? It's a really, really, REALLY painful cramp in your calf muscle, or I guess in any muscle really. It still hurts!!! :/


Posted by LJB85 Jan 17th 2008

Wow. What an honor for Rowling. I'm graduating college at Binghamton in NY this May. I wish Jo could come to speak at my commencement! LOL.


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

OUCH!! i've had one of those!! it hurts like all get out!!! so u said u were on MNI wat is that like???


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Grrr I know!!! I had to go to the nurse and everything today because it still hurt during my 4th block!! Ooh I love MNI, I'm RPing my heart out!!! :D It's really fun, and really addicting.


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

i LOVE RPing!! does is cost money? i mean to have an account????


Posted by alastormoody Jan 17th 2008

ooooooooooh i love MNI. I really don't know if it cost money, but whatev. It is fun. Did you do the houses and character quiz?


Posted by member_of_SPEW Jan 17th 2008

CHEEEESEEEECAAAAKE! hi teddy, hi alastor, hi LIA! *3 points* aaah lucky; i hope the video of this is on the internet! ha my friends and i are taking a senior trip to philadelphia that weekend; it's only about three times as far again to get up to Cambridge *dreams*


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

sry my comp went weird!! maybe i'll join. idk....


Posted by alastormoody Jan 17th 2008

hello - okay it is fun. I am most like Luna and am a ravenclaw.


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

JEN! *3 points* It's a lot of fun! I'm most like Snape and in Hufflepuff!! O.o Weird pairing, isn't it.. Yeah Teddy, it costs a couple galleons to make an RP account. But your first is free!


Posted by permafrost Jan 17th 2008

Ugh, why couldn't she have spoken at Princeton last year! Bah!


Posted by member_of_SPEW Jan 17th 2008

oh mni ... i meant to start one up after christmas break when my college apps were done, but i still have too much to do :PPP ... but lia guess what? last week i got my first college acceptance! and a $15,000/year scholarship!!!!!


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

OMG JEN THAT'S FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Makes special cheesecake just for Jen!* Where to, if you don't mine me asking?


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

sry sry!! my internet and comp keep goi ng crazy and freezing!!


Posted by member_of_SPEW Jan 17th 2008

*eats cheesecake* yum thanks! it's allegheny college, this tiny one up in northern PA. i really like it because it's big thing is double-majoring in different disciplines (they make everyone take at least a minor) and that's what i want to do (in math and history). And it's really small and has the kind of atmosphere i'm looking for - very laid-back, in the middle of a small town, lots of open space ... And they get 100 inches of snow a year! (lake-effect off Lake Erie, I think)


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

ohh!! congrats Jen!!! that's really awesome!!


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Niiice!!!!!!!!!! Oh I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! I know your apps and stuff were so stressful for you, I'm so glad you made it into one of the ones you wanted!!!!!!!!!!! No problemo Teddy, take as long as you need to reply. :)


Posted by member_of_SPEW Jan 17th 2008

thanks! :D ...but i've got to go now D: to go to bed ... last day of term, finals tomorrow! but i'll be on a lot this weekend; we get a 5-day semester break! bye lia, teddy, see you soon!


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

night spew!! congrats again!! so acid r u still on MNI??


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Bye Jen!!! Yuppers Teddy, so sorry for my rare posting.. :P


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

maybe i'll go and start a MNI account!


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Cool! Just know that you have to wait a few hours for it to be "approved".


Posted by teddysgirl011 Jan 17th 2008

k. well i g2g!! ttyl!!


Posted by AcidPops33 Jan 17th 2008

Okay, buh bye!


Posted by potter927 Jan 17th 2008

my sister goes to harvard and my cousin lives like a mile away and if either of them get to go i'll be so insanely jealous. hopefully if they find away to get in they'll let me know so!


Posted by hpgirl_91 Jan 17th 2008

HAHAHAHA ONLY A KIDS BOOK MY BUTT! to all those naysayers (not that any of us would be, lol) she's giving a graduation speech at HARVARD! heck yes.


Posted by honeydukes0209 Jan 17th 2008

HALLOOO out there??


Posted by i_loverz_HP Jan 17th 2008

HEYY!!! wad up.


Posted by honeydukes0209 Jan 17th 2008

ALIZZLE!! It's been TOO long...how've you been? I'm good, glad it's almost friday!! Geez no one's been on all day tho...


Posted by i_loverz_HP Jan 17th 2008

hey did you get my email????


Posted by honeydukes0209 Jan 17th 2008

mm, not yet...nah, haven't had much mail today...try it now?


Posted by i_loverz_HP Jan 17th 2008

WAT?? omg lameee ok imma send it again. k.


Posted by honeydukes0209 Jan 17th 2008

yeek, must b important! yeah, im waiting for it now


Posted by honeydukes0209 Jan 17th 2008

just sent you an email back alizzle


Posted by i_loverz_HP Jan 17th 2008

isnt that trippy




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