Pedro de la Torre III

Pedro de la Torre III has worked on improving college affordability and protecting the free exchange of ideas on campus at both the state and national level. He has advocated on behalf of increased investment in higher education, restoring integrity to the financial aid system, improving protections for borrowers, increasing grant aid, and related issues. Pedro served an advocacy senior associate at Campus Progress and was an active member of UT Watch, a student based watchdog group for the University of Texas. He was also involved in a bilingual voter registration drive as an employee of Proyecto Buena Vista. Pedro graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from University of Texas – Austin.

Expertise: Higher education policy, DREAM act