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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM

@findjeffness.bsky.social

Professor of Leadership | Emergency manager | Girldad | Posts about leadership/emergency mgmt./food/sports/poems/running | Views my own Banner Photo: Mt. Rainier from an airplane window (shot with a cell phone I owned years ago)

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 3mo ago

You see the link preview, and you think this post is about a data center. It could be, but it’s not. I've been sitting on it for a while, trying to figure out just why this article sticks with me. It’s because of leadership and strategy. 1/6 dailyyonder.com/how-a-data-c...

How a Data Center Derailed $240,000 for Affordable Housing in Rural Maine | The Daily Yonder

On a crisp afternoon in early April 2026, Richard Davis walked to the end of a boat launch on the Back River, a tidal channel that cuts through Midcoast

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As a parent with a student in one of the districts noted by this article, I am flummoxed by our elected officials' complete lack of recognition of the connection between the quality of local education and development.

West Virginia Watch@westvirginiawatch.com · 4mo ago

Members of the Republican supermajority announced multiple bills to update the school funding formula, including increasing funding for expensive special education services. When they gaveled out in March, none of those measures made it to the governor’s desk, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Watched "Arrival" again. I like it. It's not lost on me that a linguist saves the world. (LOL implied) It reminds me of my studies in language (poetry, linguistics, or discourse and leadership), when everything is framed as competition, one only sees the world as winners and losers.

Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"the colleges that dominate the headlines are not the colleges that most Americans attend their core mission: to serve students from all backgrounds, at a price families can actually afford, prepare graduates for real careers and meaningful lives." www.geneseo.edu/enrollment-m...

The College Affordability Crisis is Real, but the Media is Looking at the Wrong Schools

Sturges Hall (Photo by Keith Walters ’11) Opinion By Costas Solomou, Vice President, Enrollment Management Published by the Office of Enrollment Management When Yale University released its Committee ...

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As a lifelong West Virginian, rurality is both a lived experience and an intellectual curiosity for me. I was surprised to see that all of the WV counties losing population, save Mingo, did so because of natural decrease. 1/3 dailyyonder.com/half-of-all-...

Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines? | The Daily Yonder

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's an interesting perspective (& an even better metaphor). I know a lot of people that keep on eating Twinkies even though they hate them. And therein lies the issue, doesn't it? fortune.com/2026/04/13/t...

‘It tastes like a Twinkie’: Major tech podcaster Kara Swisher says AI is overhyped for one simple reason—humans don’t like it | Fortune

Fears about AI’s transformation of the job market may be overblown, according to veteran journalist Kara Swisher—and it’s all thanks to a growing desire for something real.

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"'It's like a crab that's sort of molting: it's in that halfway period between what we have currently today...versus the future NG911, and that is a really sensitive time period for us.'" (Quoted material from Z. Nakazawa within the article) www.route-fifty.com/public-safet...

Tech issues continue to haunt 911 systems

Many still operate using outdated technology and are prone to cyberattacks, leading advocates and lawmakers to call for more funding to make up the shortfall.

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm a sucker for data stories... General reflection (not aimed at MD) - I wonder about the interface. Data is great; more data is better. But, endless archives with no navigation system is halting. www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...

Maryland’s data lead reflects on ongoing ‘culture shift’

Natalie Evans Harris, the state’s chief data officer, said that, while sharing data can be difficult, centralizing it where possible can help agencies work together and make more holistic decisions.

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Time has a way of inculcating disasters into the identity of the communities they impact. For my hometown, it's the 1985 flood. But even that one stands second to Buffalo Creek. 1/ wvminewars.org/news/2026/2/...

The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man - Appalshop Film Feature — West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

54 years ago, one of the most harrowing man-made disasters in West Virginia wreaked havoc in the coalfields, causing a devastating loss of life, homelessness and destruction. Director Mimi Pickering a...

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I'm a Pens fan with love for Sullivan thanks to two Stanley Cups. But I still had to chuckle when Team USA players say, "We just have to get to our game." They could be down by 12 and that would be the response from one of Sully's players.

Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Supporting STEM and supporting liberal arts are not mutually exclusive activities. Listen, I have an UG degree in creative writing, & I don't work anywhere near that right now (nor have I at any point in my career). But I use those skills EVERY DAY. And I'm a better person (& employee) for it.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 3y ago

👇🎯 Periodic reminder that the right-wing career/salary talking points about the liberal arts are belied by huge piles of data (e.g., news.wisc.edu/new-data-on-...), & the complicity of Democrats & university administrators in repeating those right-wing talking points is a major part of then problem.

Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Funny enough, this is a hot topic in my region thanks to a new data center permit. I'm concerned about the environmental impacts, & I'll admit I see AI as a tool vs. a game or an "everything solution." So, my concern influences my usage (or lack thereof). 1/2 www.route-fifty.com/artificial-i...

Researchers warn of AI, data centers’ water impact

Two separate reports warned the technology and the infrastructure needed to power it could exhaust water supplies. But they said policy could help avert the worst disasters.

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin@bethsawin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

With a nod to Maya Angelou: when a system shows you what it is, believe it. Systems show you what they are by how they behave not how they are described or explained. And when something happens over and over across multiple domains over a long time, that's a feature not a bug.

Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My review of "Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning" by Bowen and Watson. hardcover.app/books/teachi...

Jeffery Harvey's Review of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson - Hardcover

Read Jeffery Harvey's review of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson on Hardcover

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The following is a well-written & thought-provoking editorial. It's an example of the type of discourse we need to build safe & reliable capability rather than let our excitement for a gadget turn into a vulnerability. www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tec...

The drone threat is here. Is your community ready?

COMMENTARY | The technology exists to mitigate threats, and governments must act now to make policy and planning decisions, get people trained and establish a command structure.

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Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM@findjeffness.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I've always felt our approach to disaster recovery is nuts and bolts. Look...I get it. There are processes, they're a mess and complicated, things need to get done. We (too often) forget these are real people who also lost a community (in addition to the tangible things). 1/2