Ryerson journalism school to rename publications in light of namesake's role in residential school system

Ryerson University’s school of journalism says it will rename two of its publications after conversations with students who the school says felt the “horrific legacy” of the residential school system was too great to continue using the Ryerson name in their mastheads.

The department says in a statement it will change the name of the Ryerson Review of Journalism magazine and The Ryersonian newspaper to remove the reference to Egerton Ryerson.

The school says Egerton Ryerson was “indisputably” one of the

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