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Angelina Jolie to teach at London School of Economics
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This is a Tuesday, March 15, 2016 file photo of U.S. actress Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as she speaks during a press conference at a Syrian refugee camp, in the eastern city of Zahleh, Lebanon. Angelina Jolie said she is "very disheartened" by the U.S. response to the global migration crisis. Speaking at a migration event in London, the special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency said Monday that she fears countries will adopt increasingly isolationist policies instead of acting together to solve the challenge. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
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scar-winning actress and activist Angelina Jolie has been appointed a visiting professor at one of Britain's most prestigious universities.
The London School of Economics announced Monday that Jolie will be working with students studying for a master's degree in Women, Peace and Security.
Among others appointed to teach the course is former British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
"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 said in a statement.
"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." (bbn)
