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Middle East and North Africa Studies Centre host launch event

Fifty-four years after Algerian independence, the country and its colonial war monuments were the subject of Ryerson’s Middle East and North Africa Studies Centre (MENA) launch event on Thursday.

Panel discussion looks at modern impacts of colonialism

Examples of modern colonialism in Canada was discusses at a panel event at Ryerson on Tuesday night.

Campus News Communities

Ryerson expands on mental health training

Ryerson is expanding on its training to help faculty members accommodate students with mental health issues

Ryerson job-networking program helps Canadians with disabilities get employed

Magnet, a job-networking program that started at Ryerson's DMZ, launched a project last Wednesday to connect Canadians with disabilities with employers.

Ryerson Muslim Students’ Association held Islam Awareness Week

The Ryerson Muslim Students’ Association (RMSA) held Islam Awareness Week from March 6 – 11. This year, the theme was #MyMuslimness.

Pride Parade: Party or politics?

Pride Toronto 2016 will have Black Lives Matter Toronto marshaling the parade as well as Justin Trudeau's presence. These are changes that have been met with questions about whether this will affect the party nature of the event.

Ryerson’s Students for Wishes reaches $10,000 goal to grant a wish

Ryerson’s Students for Wishes have reached their $10,000 goal and can now grant a wish to a child through Make-A-Wish Canada.

Gay politics and continuing the fight for gay rights

As a young, closeted suburbanite I dreamed that all gays were cool lefties. I’d hoped that once I’d entered an urban, gay environment, I’d see a world dripping with progress. That’s not quite how it is.

People of Ryerson: Vajdaan Tanveer

Vajdaan Tanveer has some big ideas when it comes to his time at Ryerson.

Rye students profile homeless people and personalize care packages

A Ryerson student initiative is profiling the homeless of Toronto and is personalizing care packages for them.

Through My Eyes: Letting it burn

I’ve been wondering lately how a genuinely fun and seemingly meaningless moment can suddenly alter itself into a monstrous mental pit of horror.

International Women’s Day event discusses battling Islamophobia

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson hosted a discussion with Dr. Monia Mazigh called Women & Islamophobia.

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