Dr. Florencio U. Aranda III
Advocacy Experience
Plains Region Representative
Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education
Canyon, TX
March 2017 - March 2018
Southcentral Director of Legislative Affairs
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
Washington, DC
August 2014 - March 2015
Director of Legislative Affairs
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
Washington, DC
November 2013 - August 2014​​
Congressional Intern
Office of Congressmen Pete P. Gallego
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
August 2013 - December 2013
Presentations & Publications
Dissertation
Aranda, F.U., III. (2015). Higher Education Pathways of Latino Males in the United States: The Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen from Southwest Border States. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Tech University.
Manuscripts In Preparation
Aranda, F.U., III & Hager, L. Educational Attainment and Policy Advocacy through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen. In preparation.
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Conference Presentations
Aranda, F.U., III. (2019, November). Consejos, Cuevas, Congreso, y Colegio: Narratives of Latino Males in U.S. Educational & Political Arenas. Paper presentation at the 2019 Men of Color Empowerment Summit (Iowa State University), Ames, Iowa.
Aranda, F.U., III. (2019, February). From Caves to Congress: Narratives of Hombres Latinos in U.S. Political & Educational Arenas. Paper presentation at the 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Science Initiative Graduate Research Conference (Arizona State University), Tempe, AZ.
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Aranda, F.U., III. (2018, October). Examining the Factors Impacting College Completion for Latino Males in the United States: The Narratives of Latino Congressmen from the U.S. Southwest. Paper presented at the 2018 International Conference on Global Human Rights (South Dakota State University), Brookings, SD.
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Aranda, F.U., III. (2017, February). Involving Latino Policymakers in Latina/o U.S. Higher Education Achievement: Experiences and Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen. Paper presented at the 42nd TACHE State Conference, Austin, TX.
Aranda, F.U., III. (2016, November). Latino U.S. Congressmen Aiding Latinas/os Seeking U.S. Higher Education. Paper presented at the 2016 Adelante Young Men Conference (Pasadena City College), Pasadena, CA.
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Aranda, F.U., III. (2016, March). Higher Education Pathways of Latino U.S. Congressmen from U.S. Southwest. Paper presented at the 2016 Black and Latino Male Summit (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Urbana-Champaign, IL.
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Poster Presentations
Aranda, F.U., III, & Paton, V. O. (2015, August). Higher Education Pathways of Latino Males in the United States: The Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen from Southwest Border States. Poster presented at the 6th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium, San Antonio, TX.
Aranda, F.U., III. (2015, April). Higher Education Pathways of Latino Males in the United States: The Narratives of Latino Legislators from Southwest Border States. Poster presented at the Texas Tech University Graduate School 14th Annual Graduate School Poster Competition, Lubbock, TX.
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Invited Sessions
Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education. (2017, April). Written Testimony (Read by Belinda Saldaña Harmon). Senate Bill 2119 (Texas Top 10%) Education Panel. Texas State Senate Higher Education Committee. Austin, TX.
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Aranda, F.U., III. (2016, October). Panelist. Education Panel. Lubbock Regional Latino Policy Summit. Hosted by the Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus and Texas Hispanics Organized for Political Education (TX H.O.P.E.). Lubbock, TX.
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Aranda, F.U., III. (2013, September). Panelist. What to Expect: A View from Congressional Staff. National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) Advocacy Summit and Legislative Action Days. Washington, DC.