CANADA.. RYERSON UNIVERSITY IN TORONTO, CHANGES IT'S NAME TO TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada
Ryerson University officially changed its name to the Toronto Metropolitan University on Tuesday after years of facing backlash for its connection to its former namesake, Egerton Ryerson, who is responsible in part for the country’s residential school system.
The new name reflects that the school is located in the heart of Canada’s largest and most diverse city, which makes it a gathering place for people from all over the world.
Egerton Ryerson is considered one of the primary architects of the residential school system and, in recent years, staff and students had been calling for the university to change its name.
The name change requires an amendment to the University Act that has to be passed by the Ontario legislature. Lachemi , the President and the Vice Chancellor, said the university will wait until after the election before starting that process.