Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie to teach at LSE

LONDON: Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie Pitt will deliver guest lectures and participate in expert workshops after being appointed a Visiting Professor in Practice

LONDON: Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie Pitt will deliver guest lectures and participate in expert workshops after being appointed a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics.

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The UN special envoy for refugees is among four new visiting professors at LSE, the others being William Hague, former foreign secretary, Jane Connors of Amnesty International Geneva, and Madeleine Rees, secretary-general of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

They will be part of LSE’s Centre for Women, Peace and Security, and will join other LSE fellows, scholars, activists and practitioners dedicated to developing strategies to promote gender equality and enhance women’s economic, social participation and security.

Jolie Pitt 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.”