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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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.
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Motherboard Collective develops Google Chrome extension to replace Ryerson with ‘X’
June 17, 2021
“Technology and design are part of our daily lives and they also have to be part of our change-making process”
Egerton Ryerson statue toppled, beheaded by protestors
June 7, 2021
Ryerson president Mohamed Lachemi said the statue 'will not be restored or replaced'
Indigenous students call on community to change Ryerson to ‘X University’
June 5, 2021
The growing movement aims to fast track the university’s reconciliation efforts, which Indigenous community members say has been slow-moving and inadequate
Ryerson to introduce new Indigenous courses for next academic year
April 2, 2021
The new course additions include two cultural courses and two language courses
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Standing Strong task force launches two-month-long community engagement process
March 16, 2021
Consultations will include Indigenous groups, individuals and the Indigenous faculty that opposed the name change
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