南希是这样一类美国学者,她探求知识,特别是有关中美关系方面的知识,历史的与当代的;她培养了大批学生,她一生中大部分时间在乔治敦大学教书。这些学生有的攻读博士学位,希望将来成为像她那样的学者;有的进入政府,或者在各类国际组织及非政府组织工作。所以,她既培养未来的学者,也培养学生在现实世界应对挑战的技能。此外,她自己也为美国政府工作。她曾在美国国务院工作一段时间,负责中国事务。在她的学术生涯的后期,她曾在美国国家情报总监一个新成立的办公室工作,负责确立档案标准。她把她的学术专长带到工作中。 Nancy is a type of American scholar who explores knowledge, especially about the Sino-U.S. Relations, history and the present; she has trained a large number of students and taught most of her life at Georgetown University. Some of these students study for doctoral degrees, hoping to become scholars like her in the future; some enter the government or work in various international organizations and non-governmental organizations. So, she not only cultivates future scholars, but also fosters students’ skills in meeting the challenges in the real world. In addition, she also worked for the U.S. government. She spent some time in the U.S. State Department responsible for China affairs. Later in her academic career, she worked at a newly formed office of the director of national intelligence in the United States responsible for establishing the archival standards. She brought her academic expertise to work.