What is Toronto Metropolitan University?
The '''Toronto Metropolitan University''' is a [[university]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]. The university's original name was the ''Ryerson Institute of Technology''. It was named after [[Egerton Ryerson]]. From 2002 to 2022, the university was called '''Ryerson University'''. Because Egerton Ryerson was [[:wikt:involve|involved]] in the creation of the [[Canadian Indian residential school system]], many students and staff at the university wanted to change its name. In 2022, it was decided to rename the university to the Toronto Metropolitan University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/04/26/ryerson-to-be-renamed-toronto-metropolitan-university.html|title=Ryerson to be renamed Toronto Metropolitan University|date=26 April 2022|last1=Bowden|first1=Olivia|last2=Kwong|first2=Evelyn|last3=Wong|first3=Madison|work=[[Toronto Star]]|accessdate=26 April 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{official site}} {{Toronto}} [[Category:Colleges and universities in Ontario]] [[Category:Organizations based in Toronto]] {{Canada-stub}}