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Professor Angelina Jolie-Pitt? The Oscar-winning actress is set to teach at LSE

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24 May, 2016

Angelina Jolie-Pitt: Oscar winning actress, film-maker, humanitarian, and now... a 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 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."

Jolie-Pitt has been a goodwill ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. She is one of the angecy's special envoys and has been a vocal campaigner on refugee rights and against female genital mutilation and rape as a weapon of war.

"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.

Comments

asgher May 24, 2016 02:40pm

I would bring an apple to her class.

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Arsalan May 24, 2016 04:11pm

What a joke! Selling her body for the movies and then masquerading as 'goodwill whatever'...is this the barometer to what one should measure, especially when it comes to education...i think the LSE has lost its marbles!

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Skeptic May 24, 2016 04:26pm

@asgher Which one, iPhone or Macbook? .... crunchy ones may not be allowed!

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Rao May 24, 2016 04:54pm

To be honest with you, I wish you would bring some stuffed parathas and make her eat and put on weight. Like millions of women she is skinny if not anereroxic in their passion to be thin. She is a good woman all right but to under weight for an attractive woman!

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M. Malik May 24, 2016 05:32pm

@asgher LSE actually lost its marbles, when it (allegedly) admitted a one A A. Zardari as a student. Or was it LES, as that former (alleged) graduate recalls??

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UnshacklePak May 24, 2016 06:01pm

@Arsalan Do you even have the slightest idea how much work she has done for the impoverished? If a person of her stature is bad in your books, I can only imagine how dark and hopeless this world must seem to you.

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Harmony-1© May 24, 2016 09:00pm

@Arsalan - "Selling her body for the movies..." Are you serious? Is that all you think actors do - sell bodies? You need your head examined. She underwent double mastectomy due to breast cancer scare and still continues to do wonderful work - that is admirable!

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Safir Siddiqui May 24, 2016 09:30pm

Well done Jolie.Your every undertaking is challenging and inspirational .Your special love and commitment to alleviate the sufferings of women and children globally will go down in history as a golden chapter.I wish you success in your current undertaking.You have a tender heart and God has given you capacity to adopt many children irrespective of cast,creed and nationality which is an admirable trait of humankind.you indeed love the creation of God.

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Bahadur May 24, 2016 09:32pm

I am a fan of Angelina. She is doing nice work for humanitarian projects. She has so much money and famous just like other stars but she decides to do something positive for good projects, not too many people like her do. Whether she is a good teacher or not, remains to be seen but to me she is a nice human being.

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mangoman May 24, 2016 10:00pm

Its a sales pitch. LSE wants students to pay top euros for the course, so this is a very good idea to get the students to loosen their purses. Just a brainfart, ignore this... Yawn...

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kalhoro May 24, 2016 11:34pm

I wish also teaches in our primary schools under the NEEM tree with student sitting on floor. What sight it be.

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Amir Ali May 25, 2016 12:56am

God save LSE!

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arif ali May 25, 2016 02:21am

The fact that she is big movie star does not diminish the value of work she is doing. I can't find any ulterior motive for her taking up this work. What other movie stars are spending their time in visiting refugees everywhere and spending time on the cause. Due to her work, she has direct experience of the topic she is teaching at the University. The fact that she "sold her body for the movies" is irrelevant. So let's not put her good work down just because some of us don't agree with what she did as a movie star.

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50 Shades of Khaki May 25, 2016 05:18am

@Arsalan Angelina's work for refugees is recognised across the world. Apart from being a great actress she is a humanitarian par excellence and she didn't need to do this for money or fame. She already makes millions from movies and is already famous. She doesn't need to prove anything to people like you who do not have any achievement in life other then questioning other people's morals. And BTW - she does not SELL her body for movies. Their movies are representative of their culture which is different then ours. Many of our women do not cover their faces - they for someone like you sitting in Afghanistan or Yemen maybe equivalent to what you think of Angelina

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Vic May 25, 2016 05:49am

@Arsalan "Selling her body for the movies and then ...... " Seriously dude !! You are a typical low life .. Just because a women is acting in movies she is not selling her body or does not mean she is not intellectual.

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Khwarezmi May 25, 2016 07:11am

Angelina Jolie is a great human and a champion for women. She is also a Pakistan-lover. I hope she do well in everything she sets her eyes on.

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Salman Syed May 25, 2016 10:32am

Good publicity for LSE. But seriously, what are her credentials to teach a subject - any subject, other than cinema ?

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Raza May 26, 2016 12:39am

@Salman Syed she has been to more war torn countries and refugee camps then you would have seen on tv dear and there one learns lessons which are far more greater then what you read in books

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Khuram Nisar May 26, 2016 04:25pm

@Salman Syed Do you think; she care about publicity anymore ???

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Talha May 27, 2016 10:19am

I hope Meera doesn't start teaching at LUMS in competition of Jolie. Hopefully our universities won't allow that!!

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Muhammad Ayub khan May 27, 2016 05:25pm

she is the most prettiest and attractive actress. i am a fan of Angelina Jolie . she is a talented actress by her unique personality . she is an international good will ambassador of peace for the world humanity "

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