Four college lecturers in eastern Iowa are recovering after being attacked while traveling in China. The four Cornell lecturers were stabbed over the weekend while visiting a park in Jilin, China, according to the university. The lecturers were traveling as part of a partnership with a Chinese university, Cornell President Jonathan Brand said in a statement sent to Cornell students. “We have learned that four Cornell lecturers who teach as part of a partnership with a Chinese university were seriously injured while accompanying faculty from the partner school on a daytime visit to the park,” President Brand wrote. “We have been in contact with all four lecturers and are supporting them during this time. None of the students were involved in the program.” The identities of the four victims have not yet been released, and their conditions are unknown. U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Mount Vernon, also issued a statement on Monday. “My office and I are in contact with the affected Iowa families. We are responding through the appropriate channels and are consulting with the U.S. Embassy on the appropriate matters to ensure the victims first receive quality medical treatment for their injuries and then are able to leave China in a medically feasible manner,” the statement said. Senator Joni Ernst shared a message of sympathy for the victims on her former Twitter handle X. “My team and I are closely monitoring reports that a Cornell University staff member at Mount Vernon was stabbed in China,” the senator wrote. “We are in contact with the university and the State Department and stand ready to provide further support to Iowans. We pray for a speedy recovery for everyone.” This is a developing story. Check back with KCCI as more details are released.
Four college lecturers in eastern Iowa are recovering after being attacked while traveling in China.
Four Cornell University instructors were stabbed over the weekend while visiting a park in the Chinese city of Jilin, the university said. The instructors were traveling as part of Cornell’s partnership with universities in China, Cornell President Jonathan Brand said in a statement to Cornell students.
“We have been informed that four Cornell instructors teaching as part of a partnership with a university in China were seriously injured during a daytime visit to the park accompanied by faculty from the partner school,” Brand wrote. “We have been in contact with all four instructors and are supporting them in the meantime. None of the students were part of this program.”
The identities of the four victims have not yet been released and their conditions are unknown.
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Mount Vernon, also released a statement Monday.
“My office and I are in contact with the affected Iowa family. We are responding through the appropriate channels and requesting that they discuss appropriate arrangements with the U.S. Embassy to ensure the victim first receives quality treatment for his or her injuries and then is able to leave China as medically possible,” the statement said.
Senator Joni Ernst expressed her condolences to the victims on X (formerly Twitter).
“My team and I are closely monitoring reports that a Cornell University employee at Mount Vernon was stabbed in China,” the senator wrote. “We are in contact with the university and the State Department and stand ready to provide further support to Iowans. I wish them all a speedy recovery.”
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