After retiring, she published documentary literary works "Grandma's Legacy," "Teacher's Rhythm," and "Teacher's Lineage," the latter two calling for education reform and contributing valuable insights to the future of education in China.

1955年畢業於東北師範大學中文系，留校任教。從事中國古典文學專業教學研究。曾任東北師範大學中文系常務副系主任、中國青年政治學院文化基礎部主任、教務長。學術上在先秦兩漢文學史、文化史、哲學史以及敦煌文學等方面有較深造詣。著有《中國古代文學講析》及學術論文多篇。主編《中國古代詩歌選》《諸子百家大辭典》《新世紀少年兒童百科全書》等。

Prof. Feng graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Northeast Normal University in 1955 and stayed on to teach at the university. He has been engaged in teaching and research in Chinese classical literature. He was the executive deputy director of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Northeast Normal University, the dean of academic affairs and the director of the Cultural Foundation Department of China Youth University of Political Studies.

He has profound accomplishments in the study of histories of literature, culture, and philosophy, and Dunhuang literature in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties. He has published academic papers including "Analysis of Ancient Chinese Literature" and is the editor-in-chief of "Ancient Chinese Poems Selection", "Dictionary of Various Schools of Thoughts", and "The New Century Children's Encyclopedia", among others.

Dr. Qin Gao is a Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and the founding director of Columbia University's China Center for Social Policy. Dr. Gao's research examines the changing nature of the Chinese welfare system and its impact on poverty and inequality; effectiveness of Dibao, China's primary social assistance program; social protection for rural-to-urban migrants in China and Asian American immigrants; and cross-national comparative social policies and programs. Dr. Gao's work has been supported by multiple national and international funding sources such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Social Science Fund of China, Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, and the World Bank. 

Dr. Gao is also a faculty affiliate of the Columbia Population Research Center (CPRC), Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Committee on Global Thought. She is also a member of the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Columbia Global Centers Beijing, an Academic Board Member of the China Institute for Income Distribution at Beijing Normal University, and a member and Public Intellectual Fellow of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.