Angelina Jolie-Pitt: Oscar winning actress, film-maker, humanitarian, and now… a visiting faculty professor?
Angelina Jolie-Pitt has added yet another skill in her long long list of abilities. The star will be joining former foreign state secretary William Hague as a visiting professor at one of Britain’s most prestigious universities, the London School of Economics (LSE). She will be a lecturer at the Master’s programme at the university’s Centre for Women, Peace and Security.
Jolie-Pitt, who has been a goodwill ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency and is currently one of its special envoys, has been a vocal campaigner on refugee rights, and against female genital mutilation and the use of rape as a weapon of war.
About this opportunity, she said: “I am very encouraged by the creation of this Master’s programme. I hope other academic institutions will follow this example, as it is vital that we broaden the discussion on how to advance women’s rights and end impunity for crimes that disproportionately affect women, such as sexual violence in conflict.”
“I am looking forward to teaching and to learning from the students as well as to sharing my own experiences of working alongside governments and the United Nations”. She adds.
Angelina Jolie-Pitt has already achieved Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, at the 2013 Governors Awards, for all her work.
Lord Hague, who has already worked with Angelina Jolie-Pitt during a summit on sexual violence before, is delighted to be appointed and says “This course will help underpin our work in preventing sexual violence in conflict, developing expertise and research to assist us in tackling the culture of impunity. I look forward to working with the LSE students and my fellow visiting professors.”
Angelina Jolie-Pitt’s one year course will include modules on Women, Peace and Security, Gender and Militarization and Gender and Human Rights.
