Many in our community continue to mourn loss, reflect on their own loved ones and experiences, feeling a range of emotions from anger, sadness, confusion, with desires to reach across to our various communities with empathy.
The University of Utah and the parents of Zhifan Dong today announced a settlement, pending legislative approval, that honors her memory and resolves any outstanding legal claims against the university.
Among the challenges facing higher ed institutions in addressing sexual violence on their campuses is this one: There will never be enough people specifically assigned to this task to handle the need.
The University of Utah released two major safety reports this week—an overall campus crime and fire accounting required by federal law and a housing-specific analysis dictated by state law.
Letter from President Randall on the death of Zhifan Dong addressed to the University of Utah students, faculty, staff and community.
The University of Utah continues to mourn the passing of Zhifan Dong, a first-year student from China allegedly killed by a fellow student, Haoyu Wang, on Feb. 11, 2022.
This past week, Zhifan’s parents met with campus leaders, faculty and friends of their daughter. Honoring the wishes of the family, a private commemoration was held, and the family expressed appreciation for the condolences received.
This past Friday, we received news of the tragic death of one of our own, Zhifan Dong. Zhifan was a first-year undergraduate student from Anyang, Henan, China.
It is with heavy hearts that we inform our campus about the death of a 19-year-old University of Utah international undergraduate student.