Emily Gowdey-Backus
Emily Gowdey-Backus joined Providence Business News as a staff writer in April 2016. She is a native of Connecticut and holds a Master’s Degree in international journalism from Cardiff University. Emily covers the education, workforce development, hospitality and tourism, and nonprofit beats for the newspaper.
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URI professor Corey Lang awarded $1M to study how people value...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Corey Lang, associate professor of environmental and natural resource economics at the University of Rhode Island, wants to know what value...
RISD working to recruit more-diverse students, faculty
For Matthew Shenoda, being the first to tackle an issue on a college or university campus isn’t daunting.
Settling in as the Rhode Island School...
Organized and profiting
As a special-events manager, Valerie Achorn needed to maintain a certain amount of organization in her life and career.
She’s also moved “a lot” in...
It’s farm fresh and delivered
Farmers markets offer locally grown and produced fresh produce and foods. But for those with disabilities, or a lack of transportation or free time,...
CCRI announces CVS partnership to strengthen pharma pipeline
PROVIDENCE - Students interested in the pharmaceutical industry have a new way to approach the industry's workforce pipeline.
A multi-way partnership between the Community of...
UMass Dartmouth fall enrollment climbs
DARTMOUTH - For the first time in four consecutive years, overall enrollment metrics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth saw gains at the start...
R.I. Promise retention rate on par with previous years before program
WARWICK – By the school's count, the retention rate of Rhode Island Promise students reported by the Community College of Rhode Island earlier this...
RWU partners with MDC to propel architecture students
BRISTOL - In the second announcement of a Rhode Island-based higher education joint degree program in as many days, Roger Williams University and Miami...
URI sophomore Alyssa Botelho earns first Brownell Scholarship from RIIFF
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In its inaugural presentation, the Rhode Island International Film Festival’s Winifred E. Brownell Scholarship was given to University of Rhode Island...
Five Questions With: Gerald Williams
Having held the position for 20 years, Gerald Williams is the third and longest-serving director of the Special Programs for Talent Development program at...
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