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Oscar -winning actress Jane Fonda will serve as the keynote speaker for the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s commencement ceremony in May 2025, the school announced today. Fonda , 87, is known not only for her stellar acting career but also for her decades-long advocacy for social and environmental causes. In a statement, Annenberg Dean Willow Bay shared that Fonda is a perfect fit for the occasion.
Price Is Right's Drew Carey floored by player's gymnastics following massive win Khloe Kardashian hits out at 'two-faced' Kim during brutal argument “Jane Fonda reminds us that communication — whether through story, advocacy or dialogue — is an essential catalyst for positive change,” Bay said. “Her work continues to inspire our class of 2025 to use their voices with purpose.” Fonda’s career has earned her two Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes , two British Academy Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy .
But it’s her activism that has solidified her as a figure of social impact. Fonda became well-known for her role in protesting the Vietnam War, and she later opposed the Iraq War. She is also a self-described feminist and environmentalist.
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C ., spending her birthday in jail to raise awareness about the issue..
