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Ryerson University

LC control no.nb2004314899
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingRyerson University
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Variant(s)X University (Toronto, Ont.)
See alsoPredecessor: Ryerson Polytechnic University
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Successor: Toronto Metropolitan University
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Beginning date2002
Ending date2022-04-26
Associated countryCanada
LocatedToronto (Ont.)
Field of activityEducation, Higher
Found inEmerging trends in fashion retailing, ©2003: t.p. (Ryerson University)
NLC auth file, 24 Feb. 2005 (hdg.: Ryerson University; name changed 200-, from Ryerson Polytechnic University)
Fashion studies (Ryerson University. Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change), Volume 1, issue 1 (2018): footer (Ryerson University)
Ryerson University WWW site, viewed May 15, 2020 history page (name shortened from Ryerson Polytechnic University in 2002; located in downtown Toronto)
The Toronto star, 1 June 2021, online, viewed 5 November 2021: Ryerson students and professors adopt 'X University' name to denounce affiliation with architect of residential schools (on May 11, Ryerson University's First Nation-led research centre, Yellowhead Institute, issued an open letter announcing that their students and faculty would be swapping the school's current name with "X University" in their email signatures and on social media)
Toronto Metropolitan University web site, viewed 5 October 2022: media releases (April 26, 2022: Ryerson University's Board of Governors unanimously approved a motion today to rename our institution Toronto Metropolitan University effective immediately)
Associated languageeng