Author and scholar Rob Nixon to give Connelly Lecture, “Environmental Martyrs and the Fate of the Forests” at 8 p.m. in the Faulconer Gallery, Bucksbaum Arts Center, Room 131.

Argentine writer, Carlos Gamerro, will read from his work and discuss writing at 4:15 p.m. in the Humanities and Social Studies Center (HSSC) Room S3325.

Lit Lunch: “To reproduce a record: Data, Modernism, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett,” a talk by Liz Rodrigues. Hosted by Grinnell English Department. Lunch will be available.

Award winning poet, Kaveh Akbar will read as part of the Writers@Grinnell series.

Renowned author Charles Baxter will discuss writing in a craft lecture at 4:15 p.m. and read from his fiction at 8 p.m. in Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101.

The Writers@Grinnell Series continues with award winning author and journalist Keah Brown, along with journalist Lyz Lenz.

The Writers@Grinnell 2019-20 series kicks off with award-winning author and performer, Danez Smith.

Award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will lead a panel discussion about writing poetry at 4:15 p.m. in the living room of Mears Cottage and then read from her work at 7:30 p.m. in the Hotel Grinnell ballroom on Thursday, May 2, as part of the Writers@Grinnell Series.

The third annual memorial lecture honoring Armando“Mando” Alters Montaño ’12 will feature renowned author Wil Haygood.

Ethan Huelskamp’s 3D animation work to reconstruct a Viking mead hall (longhouse) and village merged with the MAP project of Joseph Robertson ’19 and Madison Smith ’20, who conducted background research on the social and political makeup of Viking mead halls.