November 1, 2003

Buckskin Diplomacy

The objects Lewis and Clark acquired in negotiations with Indian nations have much to say.

by Christopher Reed

Published in the November-December 2003 print issue in the Features section.

Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention

Elizabeth Bartholet highlights risks when parents have 24/7 authoritarian control over their children.

The University will compensate families of those whose remains were sold and establish a scholarship to honor anatomical donors.

The Gretel and the Great War author on how the Lampoon derailed his science career—and set him on a literary path.

Inseparable cows, big dogs fostering a tiny kitten, and a show beagle’s second act

The 2026-2027 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows