PASS (Psychology Peer Academic Support System)  is a student-led group in the psychology department at John Jay College that aims to address the needs of psychology students and foster a sense of belonging within the department. PASS is guided by participatory action research approaches and liberation psychology values and ethics. Beyond academic support and career advice, PASS prioritizes building connections between students, faculty, and the institution, creating spaces so students can bring themselves fully into the collective conversation and catalyze transformative changes on the macro and micro level. It operates with an explicit rejection of hierarchy, recognizing and valuing the wisdom and experiences of students. The faculty involved see PASS as a space for resisting dehumanizing academic systems by fostering care, trust, and joy as forms of resistance. Recognizing that traditional metrics of success often center extraction and productivity, PASS instead measures its success by the well-being, sense of community, and joy experienced by its members.

Visit the PASS website: https://passjohnjay.com/