New College of Florida terminates Chinese instructor who arrived at institution in Spring 2023. Administrators cite "countries of concern" bill.

Kevin Wang had been teaching at the small liberal ... Incoming students and their families navigate campus during New College of Florida's move-in and orientation on Aug. 20, 2023, in Sarasota.

The firing comes amid heightened U.S.–China tensions and growing scrutiny of Chinese nationals in American academic ...

The move shines another light on Florida’s ongoing debate over intellectual freedom in higher education, as well as on the ...

New College’s decision to fire Wang has sparked ... Russia and Venezuela. Kevin Wang, a Chinese academic who is seeking asylum and authorized to work in the United States, had been teaching ...

A New College of Florida professor was abruptly fired this month under a controversial state law that limits public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of concern,” including ...