Pamela Metz
@pamelametz.bsky.social
Dir of Chapter Development @scholars.org.
Founding Associate Director, Harvard Inequality & Social Policy (1998-2021)🚢
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Founding Associate Director, Harvard Inequality & Social Policy (1998-2021)🚢
🔸 scholars.org/staff/pamela-metz
I once remarked to Sandy that I wished we could clone him. Sandy's reply:
"'I wish I could clone myself. But the clone would have to do all the things I think I ought to do but don't want to do, and if he were a clone, he wouldn't stand for that for 10 seconds" (3/3)
"'I wish I could clone myself. But the clone would have to do all the things I think I ought to do but don't want to do, and if he were a clone, he wouldn't stand for that for 10 seconds" (3/3)
May 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I once remarked to Sandy that I wished we could clone him. Sandy's reply:
"'I wish I could clone myself. But the clone would have to do all the things I think I ought to do but don't want to do, and if he were a clone, he wouldn't stand for that for 10 seconds" (3/3)
"'I wish I could clone myself. But the clone would have to do all the things I think I ought to do but don't want to do, and if he were a clone, he wouldn't stand for that for 10 seconds" (3/3)
I am eternally grateful to Sandy for his generosity and support over the 24 years I worked with him. He believed in the value of the program and worked to preserve its future.
But what I remember most fondly are the lighter moments that made working with Sandy such a delight...(2/3)
But what I remember most fondly are the lighter moments that made working with Sandy such a delight...(2/3)
May 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I am eternally grateful to Sandy for his generosity and support over the 24 years I worked with him. He believed in the value of the program and worked to preserve its future.
But what I remember most fondly are the lighter moments that made working with Sandy such a delight...(2/3)
But what I remember most fondly are the lighter moments that made working with Sandy such a delight...(2/3)
This weekend we gathered to celebrate the life of the incomparable Sandy Jencks.
Sandy's indelible imprint is on the Harvard Inequality & Social Policy program he helped shape and develop over two decades.
He touched the academic lives of over 200 PhD students ... (1/3)
Sandy's indelible imprint is on the Harvard Inequality & Social Policy program he helped shape and develop over two decades.
He touched the academic lives of over 200 PhD students ... (1/3)
May 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This weekend we gathered to celebrate the life of the incomparable Sandy Jencks.
Sandy's indelible imprint is on the Harvard Inequality & Social Policy program he helped shape and develop over two decades.
He touched the academic lives of over 200 PhD students ... (1/3)
Sandy's indelible imprint is on the Harvard Inequality & Social Policy program he helped shape and develop over two decades.
He touched the academic lives of over 200 PhD students ... (1/3)
Spotted on my recent UW-Madison visit! Don’t miss today’s book talk by @tiffanydjoseph.bsky.social
@uwsoc.bsky.social
@uwsoc.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Spotted on my recent UW-Madison visit! Don’t miss today’s book talk by @tiffanydjoseph.bsky.social
@uwsoc.bsky.social
@uwsoc.bsky.social
Have banners, will travel — Looking forward to #ESS2025
@scholars.org is sponsoring the Thurs & Saturday receptions. Please stop by & say hello! 👋
@scholars.org is sponsoring the Thurs & Saturday receptions. Please stop by & say hello! 👋
March 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Have banners, will travel — Looking forward to #ESS2025
@scholars.org is sponsoring the Thurs & Saturday receptions. Please stop by & say hello! 👋
@scholars.org is sponsoring the Thurs & Saturday receptions. Please stop by & say hello! 👋
Sandy & Jenny were the first people I saw after getting my covid vax in May '21. They invited me to lunch at their house
It was a beautiful spring day, and Sandy & I had ☕️ on the deck where the pear 🌸 were in bloom. We reminisced about the class parties held in that yard /16
It was a beautiful spring day, and Sandy & I had ☕️ on the deck where the pear 🌸 were in bloom. We reminisced about the class parties held in that yard /16
March 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sandy & Jenny were the first people I saw after getting my covid vax in May '21. They invited me to lunch at their house
It was a beautiful spring day, and Sandy & I had ☕️ on the deck where the pear 🌸 were in bloom. We reminisced about the class parties held in that yard /16
It was a beautiful spring day, and Sandy & I had ☕️ on the deck where the pear 🌸 were in bloom. We reminisced about the class parties held in that yard /16
I did not write an entry for the Sandyfest book, wanting to keep it for students
I would tell Sandy now how much I appreciated his generosity & unwavering support. He believed in the Inequality & Social Policy program, and in his quiet way, helped ensure its continuation... /15
I would tell Sandy now how much I appreciated his generosity & unwavering support. He believed in the Inequality & Social Policy program, and in his quiet way, helped ensure its continuation... /15
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I did not write an entry for the Sandyfest book, wanting to keep it for students
I would tell Sandy now how much I appreciated his generosity & unwavering support. He believed in the Inequality & Social Policy program, and in his quiet way, helped ensure its continuation... /15
I would tell Sandy now how much I appreciated his generosity & unwavering support. He believed in the Inequality & Social Policy program, and in his quiet way, helped ensure its continuation... /15
Sandy would often appear in my doorway and say simply, "Lunch?" He did that with students, visiting scholars, everyone
I enjoyed hundreds of lunches with Sandy over the years. I will always treasure those conversations and Sandy's wry sense of humor through it all /14
I enjoyed hundreds of lunches with Sandy over the years. I will always treasure those conversations and Sandy's wry sense of humor through it all /14
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sandy would often appear in my doorway and say simply, "Lunch?" He did that with students, visiting scholars, everyone
I enjoyed hundreds of lunches with Sandy over the years. I will always treasure those conversations and Sandy's wry sense of humor through it all /14
I enjoyed hundreds of lunches with Sandy over the years. I will always treasure those conversations and Sandy's wry sense of humor through it all /14
In week 3, I emailed Sandy w/ a question on how to reconcile a reading w/ quite different models I had studied
To my horror, Sandy ⏩ my email to the entire class (very Sandy)—but also wrote a detailed 600-word reply. I was soon doing all the memos
Best class I ever took. /13
To my horror, Sandy ⏩ my email to the entire class (very Sandy)—but also wrote a detailed 600-word reply. I was soon doing all the memos
Best class I ever took. /13
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In week 3, I emailed Sandy w/ a question on how to reconcile a reading w/ quite different models I had studied
To my horror, Sandy ⏩ my email to the entire class (very Sandy)—but also wrote a detailed 600-word reply. I was soon doing all the memos
Best class I ever took. /13
To my horror, Sandy ⏩ my email to the entire class (very Sandy)—but also wrote a detailed 600-word reply. I was soon doing all the memos
Best class I ever took. /13
Sandy played a key role in shaping the proseminar over 18 yrs. Early on, I audited Sandy's proseminar I-II class
At the time, students circulated weekly response memos to the entire class (!) by email. Seems wild now, but I learned so much from the students in that cohort /12
At the time, students circulated weekly response memos to the entire class (!) by email. Seems wild now, but I learned so much from the students in that cohort /12
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sandy played a key role in shaping the proseminar over 18 yrs. Early on, I audited Sandy's proseminar I-II class
At the time, students circulated weekly response memos to the entire class (!) by email. Seems wild now, but I learned so much from the students in that cohort /12
At the time, students circulated weekly response memos to the entire class (!) by email. Seems wild now, but I learned so much from the students in that cohort /12
The Inequality Seminar, distinctively multidisciplinary, was once declared one of most exciting offered
We took it as hyperbole, but in retrospect it was an exciting place to be—in large part due to Sandy. He embraced multidisciplinarity & pushed us to think more deeply /11
We took it as hyperbole, but in retrospect it was an exciting place to be—in large part due to Sandy. He embraced multidisciplinarity & pushed us to think more deeply /11
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Inequality Seminar, distinctively multidisciplinary, was once declared one of most exciting offered
We took it as hyperbole, but in retrospect it was an exciting place to be—in large part due to Sandy. He embraced multidisciplinarity & pushed us to think more deeply /11
We took it as hyperbole, but in retrospect it was an exciting place to be—in large part due to Sandy. He embraced multidisciplinarity & pushed us to think more deeply /11
17,338 words, weighted by frequency 💫
📖 Closing words (p 107)
"Be like Sandy."
/10
📖 Closing words (p 107)
"Be like Sandy."
/10
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
17,338 words, weighted by frequency 💫
📖 Closing words (p 107)
"Be like Sandy."
/10
📖 Closing words (p 107)
"Be like Sandy."
/10
Sandy himself never used the word mentor. He devoted immense time and attention to teaching and reading/editing PhD students' work
Yet students often remembered the smaller moments and conversations w/ Sandy as formative. Sandy spoke of these, too /9
Yet students often remembered the smaller moments and conversations w/ Sandy as formative. Sandy spoke of these, too /9
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sandy himself never used the word mentor. He devoted immense time and attention to teaching and reading/editing PhD students' work
Yet students often remembered the smaller moments and conversations w/ Sandy as formative. Sandy spoke of these, too /9
Yet students often remembered the smaller moments and conversations w/ Sandy as formative. Sandy spoke of these, too /9
Sandy spent the evening reading it, saying he never imagined he had made such an impression on so many
"If you had asked me, I would have guessed less than half a dozen in a lifetime... It has made not just my day or week but my last 15 years at Harvard" /8
"If you had asked me, I would have guessed less than half a dozen in a lifetime... It has made not just my day or week but my last 15 years at Harvard" /8
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sandy spent the evening reading it, saying he never imagined he had made such an impression on so many
"If you had asked me, I would have guessed less than half a dozen in a lifetime... It has made not just my day or week but my last 15 years at Harvard" /8
"If you had asked me, I would have guessed less than half a dozen in a lifetime... It has made not just my day or week but my last 15 years at Harvard" /8
But it was the book, Unequaled: The Incomparable Sandy Jencks, that expressed the reflections of Sandy's students over (then) 40 years
In 108 pp of text/photos, students shared stories of Sandy's influence, careful editing, and ideas that stayed with them years later /7
In 108 pp of text/photos, students shared stories of Sandy's influence, careful editing, and ideas that stayed with them years later /7
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
But it was the book, Unequaled: The Incomparable Sandy Jencks, that expressed the reflections of Sandy's students over (then) 40 years
In 108 pp of text/photos, students shared stories of Sandy's influence, careful editing, and ideas that stayed with them years later /7
In 108 pp of text/photos, students shared stories of Sandy's influence, careful editing, and ideas that stayed with them years later /7
But the true motivation for Sandyfest was to express appreciation for all that Sandy meant to us
I had forgotten how wonderful that evening was until I relistened to the toasts recently. "It's all a bit embarrassing for a shy boy from Baltimore," Sandy would say /6
I had forgotten how wonderful that evening was until I relistened to the toasts recently. "It's all a bit embarrassing for a shy boy from Baltimore," Sandy would say /6
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
But the true motivation for Sandyfest was to express appreciation for all that Sandy meant to us
I had forgotten how wonderful that evening was until I relistened to the toasts recently. "It's all a bit embarrassing for a shy boy from Baltimore," Sandy would say /6
I had forgotten how wonderful that evening was until I relistened to the toasts recently. "It's all a bit embarrassing for a shy boy from Baltimore," Sandy would say /6
That same weekend, Sandy led a multidisciplinary mini-conference: "New Directions for Research on the Effects of Economic Inequality"
The carefully-crafted 7-pp agenda has all the Sandy hallmarks, laying out 5 broad topics and 8 specific questions they would address /5
The carefully-crafted 7-pp agenda has all the Sandy hallmarks, laying out 5 broad topics and 8 specific questions they would address /5
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
That same weekend, Sandy led a multidisciplinary mini-conference: "New Directions for Research on the Effects of Economic Inequality"
The carefully-crafted 7-pp agenda has all the Sandy hallmarks, laying out 5 broad topics and 8 specific questions they would address /5
The carefully-crafted 7-pp agenda has all the Sandy hallmarks, laying out 5 broad topics and 8 specific questions they would address /5
I later asked Sandy what he thought. I confessed (jokingly) our earlier worry that he might be bored if not substantive enough
"Bored?!!" he said. "Quite the contrary." He then shared with me his note to one of the speakers. (Very Sandy) /4
"Bored?!!" he said. "Quite the contrary." He then shared with me his note to one of the speakers. (Very Sandy) /4
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I later asked Sandy what he thought. I confessed (jokingly) our earlier worry that he might be bored if not substantive enough
"Bored?!!" he said. "Quite the contrary." He then shared with me his note to one of the speakers. (Very Sandy) /4
"Bored?!!" he said. "Quite the contrary." He then shared with me his note to one of the speakers. (Very Sandy) /4
Yet Sandyfest posed a real challenge: Participants wanted to celebrate Sandy. But for Sandy, a good conference was a chance to learn something new
We planned 3 sessions we hoped would fit the bill
1️⃣ A multidisciplinary dialogue
2️⃣ New empirical findings
3️⃣ 10 Big Ideas™️
/3
We planned 3 sessions we hoped would fit the bill
1️⃣ A multidisciplinary dialogue
2️⃣ New empirical findings
3️⃣ 10 Big Ideas™️
/3
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yet Sandyfest posed a real challenge: Participants wanted to celebrate Sandy. But for Sandy, a good conference was a chance to learn something new
We planned 3 sessions we hoped would fit the bill
1️⃣ A multidisciplinary dialogue
2️⃣ New empirical findings
3️⃣ 10 Big Ideas™️
/3
We planned 3 sessions we hoped would fit the bill
1️⃣ A multidisciplinary dialogue
2️⃣ New empirical findings
3️⃣ 10 Big Ideas™️
/3
Nothing better shows Sandy's influence on so many than Reimagining Inequality, a conference on the 40th anniversary of the book 'Inequality'
Organized by ISP director Kathy Edin, it gathered 200 inequality scholars across the US—Sandy collaborators, colleagues, & students 2/
Organized by ISP director Kathy Edin, it gathered 200 inequality scholars across the US—Sandy collaborators, colleagues, & students 2/
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Nothing better shows Sandy's influence on so many than Reimagining Inequality, a conference on the 40th anniversary of the book 'Inequality'
Organized by ISP director Kathy Edin, it gathered 200 inequality scholars across the US—Sandy collaborators, colleagues, & students 2/
Organized by ISP director Kathy Edin, it gathered 200 inequality scholars across the US—Sandy collaborators, colleagues, & students 2/
Grateful to have worked alongside Sandy Jencks for nearly 25 years at Harvard Inequality & Social Policy
@InequalityHKS would not exist today but for Sandy's steadfast presence and commitment over these years
A few stories and photos... 📸 1/
@InequalityHKS would not exist today but for Sandy's steadfast presence and commitment over these years
A few stories and photos... 📸 1/
March 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Grateful to have worked alongside Sandy Jencks for nearly 25 years at Harvard Inequality & Social Policy
@InequalityHKS would not exist today but for Sandy's steadfast presence and commitment over these years
A few stories and photos... 📸 1/
@InequalityHKS would not exist today but for Sandy's steadfast presence and commitment over these years
A few stories and photos... 📸 1/
Why yes, Scholars Strategy Network! —That's its mission: connecting scholars with policymakers, civic leaders, and journalists to inform policy and strengthen democracy
@Scholars.org hosted a virtual session specifically on how to write effective public comments /1
@Scholars.org hosted a virtual session specifically on how to write effective public comments /1
February 9, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Why yes, Scholars Strategy Network! —That's its mission: connecting scholars with policymakers, civic leaders, and journalists to inform policy and strengthen democracy
@Scholars.org hosted a virtual session specifically on how to write effective public comments /1
@Scholars.org hosted a virtual session specifically on how to write effective public comments /1