Keke Palmer will be adding professor to her resume. Starting this fall, the Emmy-winning actress, author and founder of 100% BIPOC-creator-led KeyTV Network will be UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television as an artist-in-residence for the next five years.

Starting this fall, Palmer will visit the campus quarterly and lead workshops on pitching, distribution, business ownership and brand development. The following school year, 2027-2028, under her digital media platform, she will distribute student projects under program “From Blocking to Broadcast.” The studio course will be led by Palmer and focus on the use of AI and production.

“UCLA TFT is a place where artists learn to be in practice, to experience trial and error, to take projects off the page,” Palmer said in a press release. “That is also the mission of KeyTV. We know that education is key to democratizing opportunities and I am eager to both learn from and support UCLA TFT students. It is no small feat to pursue higher education, especially at a prestigious institution. I look forward to listening, encouraging and offering them more than one chance to succeed.” 

KeyTV will distribute a minimum of three student projects each year.