November 1, 2003 Buckskin Diplomacy The objects Lewis and Clark acquired in negotiations with Indian nations have much to say. by Christopher Reed From The November-December 2003 Issue Published in the November-December 2003 print issue in the Features section. Read more articles by Christopher Reed Most popular Professionalization in the academy On the professionalization of faculty life, doctoral training, and the academy’s self-renewal Five Harvard MacArthur winners Professors Fryer, Greiner, and Nock, and graduates Gang and Miles are awarded $500,000 fellowships. The Broken Social Contract Danielle Allen on America’s broken social contract Explore More From Current Issue Tell us about how social media impacts your daily life. Harvard History Derek Bok donated his car for a good cause. Faculty From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.