Thursday, July 06, 2023

With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Friends, 

Check out this excellent recap of many years of history on higher education admissions in Texas by Kate McGee with the Texas Tribune. We must fully advocate for this plan that despite its race neutrality, could get eliminated. 

It therefore behooves Black and Brown community advocates, leaders, and legislators in Texas to form coalitions with their respective rural counterparts on what should be a shared policy agenda in this arena. The reason is not because as Dr. Stella Flores says, it is a "silver bullet" for a diverse entering class, but rather because it has been relatively successful as a remedy, especially in combination with other recruitment tools and strategies.

 In principle, Texas' Top Ten Percent Plan is truly about giving all students in the state of Texas a stab at getting admitted into Texas' flagship institutions, most especially the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A & M University.

-Angela Valenzuela

With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the practice unconstitutional, admissions experts say other states could look to Texas’ Top 10% Plan as a way to diversify their student bodies.


The Texas flag flies on the south lawn of the University of Texas at Austin campus. After the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the consideration of race in college admissions, some experts say Texas’ Top 10% Plan could become a new model for other states. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

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