Four University of Iowa faculty members are recipients of the 2025 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing their exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success. Khandelwal is an associate professor of anthropology and Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). She has received the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad award from the U.S. Department of Education and the International Engagement Teaching Award from CLAS and UI International Programs. Khandelwal has led student educational trips to India, and her teaching approach helps students see connections between other societies and the Midwest. In 2013-14, she received a provost award to develop a new “Big Ideas” course that was later turned into a general education sustainability course.