UT Austin dean says diversifying design starts with decolonization

Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm Design conference on Tuesday, Doreen Lorenzo, assistant dean of UT Austin’s School of Design and Creative Technologies, said that when the school eliminated the portfolio requirement, it saw a 74% increase in applications, which has in turn helped increase its diversity. 

“We’re not lowering the barriers,” she said. “[We’re] decolonizing things.”