Jenna “Jay” Moschella

Former actor. Current nonprofit specialist. Rider 2017 - BA. Rutgers 2019 - MCM. Adjunct Professor - Rider University. Protect Trans Youths. they/them

[Jenna “Jay” Moschella @JennaMoschella]

I’m the worst at posting on here.

Almost 2 years after I finished classes, I finally got to walk for graduation!

[Jenna “Jay” Moschella @JennaMoschella]

Got the opportunity to serve as a processing faculty member at graduation this year, 8 years after my own undergraduate ceremony. It was truly something special.

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This came across my feed and it gutted me.

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I am so unbelievably sad. I’m so sorry, Raven, that you had to leave us. That you felt like you couldn’t stay and show the world your light. You were so loved by your peers. I hope you can see that now from your place in the sky.

Protect trans youths.

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Today is the memorial service for an 18 year old trans student at my university. I can’t help but think of the impact this young man would have made on the world. I think of how often we lose trans youths. So many stories, gone. The change their voices and stories could have made

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With every trans child and young adult that we lose because this country feels the need to suppress them, make them feel disgusting and unvalued, we silence the ability for change. We are moving backwards. We need to do so much better. This shouldn’t have happened.

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So incredibly late update; was very excited to read my evaluations but had some trouble finding them. Overall, they were very good and I got some amazing feedback that I will use in following years. I love being an educator.

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Class evaluations are going to be available soon and I am ecstatic to read the feedback. I got a fantastic peer review from my observation but what matters the most to me as an educator is how the students felt about the course.

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@TheBardolator I took it as being similar to Dead Poets Society.

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@thisishannahkim It was especially difficult because the students in the class were about 5-6 years younger than me so getting basic respect was not easy. I got called “Professor Whatever-Your-Name-Is” or my first name, no “Professor”. This year’s class was much better, thankfully.

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@thisishannahkim I had a student that came at me over my syllabus on the first day of class. It was an honors media class and asked them to make a Twitter to keep track of current events. Started yelling that he was above social media. I had to (nicely) tell him to grow up. He dropped my class.

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@rgay This right here! Not all students are trying to be malicious. Some are just absolutely bogged down and they don’t have the time. Especially in high school, when they’re expected to be everywhere at once so it looks good for college applications so they won’t “ruin their lives”.

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More of this!! Educators should be raising our students up!

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Today a student almost cancelled an important appointment with me, one she needs to have, in order to graduate. She almost cancelled because she couldn’t find childcare. I offered her zoom but she wanted to meet in person. So what did I do? Told her to bring the child with her.

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A new semester is starting and I’m already missing being in the classroom. Fingers crossed that I’m back in the fall!

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@1a @AnushayHossain @DrRaegan @drcooperowens Not every medical issue for women is mental health related, but that’s the first place people go, especially if we’re young. I’ve been put on antidepressants and anti-convulsants, but nothing has helped. They’ll just give you something to get you to leave. I want results.

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@1a @AnushayHossain @DrRaegan @drcooperowens I’ve spent years battling chronic pain and I always get the “you’re too young to be in this amount of pain” and I’m like “yes, I know. That’s why I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong”. I’ve been giving the “are you sad sometimes?” conversation more times than I can count.

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All too often, academic environments forget that students are people who get tired and burnt out without the proper time to rest and the proper care from those around them. I hope that they took some time for themselves today.

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Today, I had a migraine. My co-professor was out sick. I walked into class to see a a room of downright exhausted students. We had an amazing discussion Monday. I asked the class how they were feeling. They all admitted they were on fumes.

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As a professor, I don’t feel the need to keep them to the last second just to use “my” time. If class moves quickly, it moves quickly. I asked them to take this time the way they needed to; eating a full meal, getting a jump on an assignment, resting. Whatever they needed, do it.