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.

Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.

International students continue to enroll amid political uncertainty; mandatory SATs lead to a drop in applications.

The current law professor also spoke about affirmative action, partisanship, and the limits of “bright-line rules.”

Harvard’s Elbridge Gerry helped draft the U.S. Constitution, but worried it might create a new monarch.

How the Revolution reshaped indigenous New England

Mercy Otis Warren’s poetry and plays incited the Patriot movement.