The University of Iowa College of Education's Anti-Racism Collaborative and Lia Plakans, professor of Multilingual Education and the Departmental Executive Officer for the Department of Teaching were awarded the 2022 Diversity Catalyst Award from the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Andrea Childs, a student in English Education from the University of Iowa College of Education, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Bulgaria for 2022-23.

Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Student Johnnie Each has been selected to serve as the 2022 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador, a collaboration between the Belin-Blank Center and the Iowa Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and many other partner organizations

Cole Denisen hopes to use his doctoral degree to tackle homelessness and food security issues on college campuses.

Byeolbee Um is pursuing her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision so she can support historically underrepresented students through qualified counseling services.

Laura Gallo is awarded the 2022 Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling Distinguished Professional Service Award in recognition of her work addressing the mental health needs of children and adolescents.

Gerta Bardhoshi's commitment to improving mental health outcomes has earned her the 2022 American Counseling Association Research Award.

Gerta Bardhoshi, associate professor of Counselor Education and director of research and training for the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, shares her expertise in social-emotional behavioral health to help support everyone from students to school counselors and educators in this edition of the Office Hours Podcast.