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A monument beside a campus building in the shape of a circle

Communities Indigenous

Community members call for more action after Standing Strong report

September 22, 2021

While the Stand Strong Task Force's recommendations encourage hiring more Black and Indigenous faculty, it doesn't establish framework for tenure

An Indigenous man in a traditional outfit outside in a green space during a past, in-person pow wow

Communities Indigenous

9 events to check out during Indigenous Education Week

September 20, 2021

The annual student-led Indigenous Education Week and Pow Wow kicks off Sept. 20

Photo of the bridge between Kerr Hall and RCC on Gould Street that says Ryerson University.

Campus News Indigenous

Ryerson introduces advisory committee on university renaming

September 13, 2021

Provost and vice-president, academic Jennifer Simpson will chair the committee and lead the consultation process

Campus News Indigenous Student Politics

Mixed reactions over Ryerson University renaming announcement

September 8, 2021

Despite support from community members and political figures, there are students who disagree with the decision

Campus News Indigenous

Breaking down the Standing Strong Task Force’s 22 recommendations, including renaming Ryerson

August 26, 2021

The recommendations include reconsidering Eggy the Ram, educating the community on Egerton Ryerson’s history and furthering Black and Indigenous scholarship

Breaking News

Campus News Indigenous Student Politics

BREAKING: Ryerson University announces name change, approves Standing Strong Task Force recommendations

August 26, 2021

'With a new name, the university can boldly move forward, guided by our institutional values and principles of commemoration,' the Task Force's final report reads

A protestor stands on top of the toppled Egerton Ryerson statue holding an Indigenous unity flag.

Editorial Indigenous

Editorial: We can’t call it X University, but you can

August 24, 2021

If only Ryerson cared about Indigenous reconciliation as much as their brand recognition

Campus News Indigenous Student Politics

Timeline: A brief history of ‘X’ University

August 24, 2021

From the RSU's Colonialism 150 project to the creation of the Standing Strong Task Force, the Ryerson community has been talking about reconciliation for years.

Business & Technology Indigenous

Motherboard Collective develops Google Chrome extension to replace Ryerson with ‘X’

“Technology and design are part of our daily lives and they also have to be part of our change-making process”

A protestor stands on top of the toppled Egerton Ryerson statue holding an Indigenous unity flag.

Campus News Indigenous

Egerton Ryerson statue toppled, beheaded by protestors

Ryerson president Mohamed Lachemi said the statue 'will not be restored or replaced'

Campus News Indigenous

Indigenous students call on community to change Ryerson to ‘X University’

The growing movement aims to fast track the university’s reconciliation efforts, which Indigenous community members say has been slow-moving and inadequate

A bookshelf filled with old books that have some red mushrooms placed on top.

Campus News Indigenous

Ryerson to introduce new Indigenous courses for next academic year

The new course additions include two cultural courses and two language courses

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