More than 1.5 billion acres of land have been taken from Native Americans, according to a study by Slate Magazine. Amid the virtual normalization of this process, the idea of returning land to indigenous individuals shouldn’t be left off the table, said author and educator Dina Gilio-Whitaker. Read more...

Photo: Dina Gilio-Whitaker is the author of “As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock.” She will be on campus for a book talk Tuesday. (Courtesy of Banana Bugz Photography)

David Lehman found poetry in the beat of his radio, thrumming to its rhythm for 57 days. In his latest book, “Playlist,” Lehman wrote one poem a day from Nov. Read more...

Photo: David Lehman will read selections from his latest book, “Playlist.” The book consists of daily poems he combined into one bigger poem, and he said it is inspired by songs he heard on the radio. (Courtesy of David Lehman)