Overview
- Zahara Marley Jolie received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Spelman College’s commencement on Sunday, May 17, and was announced onstage as “Zahara Marley Jolie” rather than “Jolie‑Pitt.”
- The official commencement program listed her as Zahara Marley Jolie‑Pitt but video of the ceremony shows the announcer read only Jolie when she walked the stage.
- Angelina Jolie attended the ceremony and was photographed with some of the children while multiple outlets citing TMZ report that Brad Pitt did not attend and did not request tickets or otherwise contact the family.
- Zahara has been active on Spelman’s campus since 2022, joined Alpha Kappa Alpha in 2023, and has publicly used her mother’s surname at prior events including a recent mother‑daughter foundation brunch.
- The choice fits a broader pattern of several Jolie–Pitt children dropping or publicly omitting the Pitt name since the parents’ 2016 split and the 2024 divorce finalization, a development that observers say could shape family ties and public perception going forward.