November 17, 2025

The Education of Clarence Three Stars

by Philip Burnham ’74
The University of Nebraska Press, 2024

The Education of Clarence Three Stars by Philip Burnham '74 This biography, based on letters, reports, classroom lessons, and institutional records, tells the story of a teacher, lawyer, and president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

A member of the Minneconjou Lakotas, he lived his two cultures, languages, and ways of seeing the world with courage, and used education to fight for his people’s welfare during a transitional era in their history.

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Sarah Becan ’98 is a comics artist, author, illustrator and designer, and the creator of I Think You’re Sauceome, a food-centric autobiographical webcomic. Her work has appeared in Saveur Magazine, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Reader, and Tasting Table. She was awarded a Xeric Award and a Stumptown Trophy for her first graphic novel, The Complete Ouija Interviews, and her work has twice been nominated for the Ignatz Award. Her second graphic novel, Shuteye, was released in early 2012.

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Cover image: Clayton Hauck

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