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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. Photo Credit: Love & Perry Photography

DANA BORRELLI-MURRAY is the executive director of the Highlander Institute. / COURTESY CAT LAINE

Highlander Institute to hold Blended and Personalized Learning Conference

Education 03/30/2018

PROVIDENCE – More than 1,000 educators, innovators and thought leaders are expected to descend on Providence for the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference hosted...

ED AND LISA MEDEIROS are the owners of East Commerce Solutions, a merchant-services company in East Providence that provides retail and mobile payment-processing solutions. / COURTESY ED MEDEIROS

Five Questions With: Ed and Lisa Medeiros

In Their Own Words 03/30/2018

Lisa and Ed Medeiros are the owners of East Commerce Solutions Inc., a merchant-services company in East Providence that provides retail and mobile payment-processing...

TODD M. OLSZEWSKI, assistant professor of health policy at Providence College, won the Stanley Jackson Prize for the best paper in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Olszewski wins Stanley Jackson Prize

Education 03/30/2018

PROVIDENCE – The 13th annual Stanley Jackson Prize for the best paper in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences was...

MARITIME PHOTOGRAPHY is the focus of the New Bedford Whaling Museum's 28th annual Sailors' Series: Elemental Exposures, which began March 22 and will run through May 10. / COURTESY NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM

New Bedford Whaling Museum hosts 28th annual Sailors’ Series

Nonprofit 03/30/2018

NEW BEDFORD – Maritime photography is the focus of this year’s 28th annual Sailors’ Series: Elemental Exposures, hosted by the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The...

THE UNIVERSITY OF Massachusetts Dartmouth has partnered with Worcester State University to allow Worcester State pre-law students to complete their legal degrees in three years at the UMass School of Law at UMass Dartmouth after studying for three years as undergrads at Worcester State. / COURTESY UMASS DARTMOUTH

UMass Law announces accelerated completion program with Worcester State University

Education 03/30/2018

DARTMOUTH – A partnership has been struck between the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Worcester State University that will have pre-law Worcester State students...

WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE announced Wednesday it has scheduled weekend hours to accommodate the large public interest in the "Rosa Parks House Project" currently on display in the Providence nonprofit arts space. / COURTESY FABIA MENDOZA

WaterFire extends public viewing of Rosa Parks exhibit

Education 03/29/2018

PROVIDENCE - WaterFire Providence will open its doors this weekend in an effort to allow more of the public to view a reconstructed home...

FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, Brown University has broken its own record for number of applications for undergraduate study. By the university's count, 35,438 applications were received for entry into the Class of 2022 - "the largest applicant pool in the university's history." / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Receiving more applications than any previous year, Brown admits 2,566 to...

Education 03/29/2018

PROVIDENCE - For the second consecutive year, Brown University exceeded its previous record for number of applications received for undergraduate enrollment, according to a...

FIDELITY CHARITABLE announced its start-of-the-year donation rate broken when $1 billion was donated via donor-recommended grants between Jan. 1 and March 13, 2018 - a 42 percent increase over the same period in 2017. / COURTESY FIDELITY CHARITABLE

Fidelity Charitable surpasses $1B mark 72 days into 2018, breaks record

Economic Activity 03/28/2018

PROVIDENCE - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund donors gave $1 billion at a record rate in 2018, according to the nonprofit public charity which...

Possibly another ‘60 days’ until Shooters site plans are submitted, says...

Economic Activity 03/28/2018

PROVIDENCE - While 60 percent of the design phase for the redevelopment of 25 India St. in Providence, the former Shooters nightclub property, has...

PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM announces the purchase of three plates depicting species of birds from the 19th century Description de l'Egypte collection to replace 14 stolen during the early 20th century. The acquisition was made using funds from a recent anonymous gift. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM

Providence Athenaeum announces gift, fountain use prior to annual meeting

Nonprofit 03/26/2018

PROVIDENCE - The Providence Atheanaeum has much to celebrate at its 2018 annual meeting, which will be held Friday. In a statement made Monday, the...

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