Meet Angelique Price
Meet Angelique Price
She’s ensuring college is accessible for underrepresented and marginalized students
Angelique Price is from Austin, Texas. But she set her sights on the University of Arkansas after she kept hearing about its “amazing Higher Education program.”
Her decision was solidified during the Attracting Intelligent Minds (AIM) Conference. AIM brings prospective graduate students from underrepresented populations to campus to learn about graduate programs, funding sources and research opportunities.
“It was monumental in my decision to attend the University of Arkansas,” she said. “The conference helped me network and build a sense of community, but most importantly it made U of A home.”
Angelique has soared since enrolling here. For example, she won the NASPA Region IV-West Graduate Student Rising Star Award. This award is given to only five graduate students—across their huge territory stretching from Arkansas into Canada—who are focused on careers in student affairs.
“To be awarded such a high honor as a graduate student is surreal,” she said. “It’s such a remarkable feeling to be honored by those I admire the most for something that I love to do every day.”
Angelique is the diversity education graduate assistant in the U of A Multicultural Center. She’s responsible half a dozen programs that empower students from various backgrounds.
So, what prompted her interest in higher education?
“I always joke around and say, ‘I love college so much, I want to stay here the rest of my life.’ I want to ensure college is accessible—and that the underrepresented and marginalized student populations have the ability to grow and holistically develop in institutions of higher education,” she said.
Angelique’s ultimate goal is to develop education policy and serve as a vice chancellor of student affairs at a four-year institution.
Based on what we’ve seen so far, Angelique, you’re going to be able to do all of that and more!
Did Angelique’s excitement about the U of A’s Higher Education Program pique your interest? The program is practitioner-oriented with a primary focus on preparing academic and administrative professionals to be effective leaders in the higher education workplace.
