Which university did J.K. Rowling address at its 2008 commencement ceremony?

J.K. Rowling addressed Harvard University at its 2008 commencement ceremony.

She delivered the commencement address to Harvard’s graduating class on 5 June 2008. Her speech was titled “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination.”

Rowling used personal experiences, including professional uncertainty and the early stages of her writing career, to discuss failure, resilience, empathy, and imagination. The speech later appeared in an illustrated book with the same title.

The event is sometimes confused with Rowling’s university education, which took place at the University of Exeter. Harvard did not award her an undergraduate degree; the question concerns the university where she gave the commencement address.