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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Bridge to Fitness benefits regional charities with ‘Fitness Jamboree’
MIDDLETOWN – Capping off 2018 and ringing in the new year in a charitable fashion, exercise company Bridge to Fitness hosted a 90-minute “Fitness...
URI promotes sustainability with bottle-refill initiative
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In an effort to reduce the amount of plastic entering local landfills, a new campuswide program at the University of Rhode...
Bryant University’s IDEA 2019 seminar focuses on user experience
SMITHFIELD – In its seventh annual iteration, Bryant University’s Innovation and Design Experience for All, or IDEA, 2019 seminar added a focus on user...
Blodgett named Lincoln School head varsity basketball coach
PROVIDENCE – Cindy Blodgett, a four-time NCAA All-American, former WNBA player and head of the Lincoln School’s physical education department, has been named the...
Five Questions With Nina Stack
Nina Stack | Executive director, The Champlin Foundation
1. You were appointed executive director in June of last year. How have you found your...
Can SAT predict top teachers?
Rhode Island is the sole New England state that requires prospective college students pursuing education degrees to provide SAT scores – let alone score...
Brown to offset fossil fuel consumption with renewable energy investments
PROVIDENCE – In the first of two planned renewable energy projects, Brown University will develop a solar facility on a former 240-acre sand and...
Among most-educated states, R.I. ranks in top quarter but last in...
PROVIDENCE – While the other five New England states ranked within the top 20 – with four of the five within the top 10...
RWU, food-service provider offer hot meals amid government shutdown
BRISTOL – Approximately 70 active-duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard and their families lined up to receive free hot meals from Roger Williams...
Five Questions With: Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson is a third-grade English language-learner teacher at Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School in Providence and winner of the 2018-19 Milken Family Foundation...
