Jendy DeLeon

Class of 2026
B.S. in Psychology
Hometown: Bronx, New York

Jendy describes that being a part of a generation that grew up with access to the internet in part to her own experiences, she quickly became familiar with many of the injustices throughout the world. The possibility of a better future for all, as a collective community, is what ignites her passion to actively work towards that better future.

Through the fellowship, Jendy hopes to gain new perspectives regarding the work that underlies actively working toward dismantling oppressive systems. In addition, she hopes to learn more about the processes that go into organizing and facilitating things like mutual aid practices within marginalized communities.

Jendy appreciates how the variety of disciplines that her fellow peers are pursuing goes to show how everyone has a role to play in creating a better world. She hopes to solidify her particular role in working toward this goal. She acknowledges that this goal not only requires a lot of time and organizing but also the engagement of the greater collective. Jendy stresses the importance of trying to incorporate these practices in everyday life, regardless of whether or not she will get to see the positive impacts of this work immediately or even in her lifetime.