She is an Oscar winning actress, a political campaigner and now Angelina Jolie Pitt can add academic to her list of roles.
The Hollywood star has been appointed a visiting professor at the London School of Economics (LSE), one of Britain’s most prestigious universities.
Angelina – who has six children with her husband Brad Pitt – will join former foreign secretary William Hague as a lecturer at the university’s Centre for Women, Peace and Security where she will help to teach students studying for a master’s degree.
Angelina, 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 the female genital mutilation and the use of rape as a weapon of war.
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”.
Lord Hague, who worked with Angelina, 40, on hosting a four-day summit on ending sexual violence in war in London two years ago, said he was “delighted” to be appointed.
The one-year course will include modules on Women, Peace and Security, Gender and Militarisation and Gender and Human Rights.
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