KU News Release

Dec. 13, 2011
Contact: Jill Jess, KU News Service, 785-864-8858

University mourns death of student Yujie He

More Information

LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little released the following statement regarding the death of student Yujie He:

“On behalf of the KU community, I offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Yujie He. Our thoughts are with them at this tragic time.”

Yujie, of Changsha, China, died in a car accident on on Leavenworth County Road 1 Monday afternoon.

She was in her third semester at KU and was enrolled at the Applied English Center.

The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university. University Relations is the central public relations office for KU's Lawrence campus.

kunews@ku.edu | (785) 864-3256 | 1314 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045

KU Today

Subscribe to our daily newsletter covering research, academics, media coverage, campus news, events & more. Subscribe

Connect

Share...

Contact

Related


The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university’s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access, IOA@ku.edu, 1246 West Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas, medical center campuses).