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The award recognizes Price\u2019s sustained and deeply principled commitment to teaching, mentorship, and inclusive learning. Through programs such as STEP-WISE\/STEP-UP and Future Faculty, Price has mentored postdoctoral scholars, undergraduate students, and early-career educators across disciplines at the University of Washington and affiliated research institutions, including the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center\u2014helping learners grow, reflect, and thrive in academic, research, and public service careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Price, lifelong learning extends far beyond formal education. \u201cI love being a professor\u2014and getting older\u2014because I am always learning,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Price credits colleagues across the UW Bothell&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/\">School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences<\/a> and the broader UW community with shaping her understanding of inclusive teaching and justice-centered education, values that play a central role in her work. 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