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Aug 26, 2021 · After months of continued calls to change Ryerson University’s name due to its namesake’s connection to Canada’s residential schools system, the institution’s board of governors have voted in...
Aug 27, 2021 · Those findings have renewed the fight to change the school's name. When protesters toppled and decapitated a statue of Ryerson on campus in June, the school announced it would not replace...
Jun 25, 2021 · The office of Ontario’s minister for colleges and universities, Jill Dunlop — who assumed her new responsibilities in last Friday’s cabinet shuffle — confirmed that if RU wants to officially change its name, Queen’s Park will have to sign off on it with an amendment to the Ryerson University Act.
The school was named after Egerton Ryerson, who established the Toronto Normal School in 1847 on the future site of the Ryerson Institute of Technology. He also helped develop education in Canada West as the region's chief superintendent of education, creating a model for publicly funding the training of teachers and working on Canada West's ...
Kate Zieman. Kate is a proud MLC Alumna and no longer with the Centre. Kate Zieman holds a Master's degrees in Communication and Culture (York/Ryerson Universities) and Information Studies (University of Toronto).
Jan 28, 2022 · Ryerson University continues to consider its relationship to colonialism and racism, and to commit to different ways forward. In August 2021, the university’s board of governors endorsed all 22 of the recommendations of the Standing Strong (Mash Koh Wee Kah Pooh Win) Task Force report.
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Kate is a proud MLC Alumna and no longer with the Centre. An MA student in Fashion Studies at Ryerson University (2016-2018), Kate Marland researches the effect of fashion on the audience experience.
