本书是根据作者在哈佛访学的采访内容整理而成。内容有助于读者了解哈佛的文化、价值观、学校生活，以及中美教育差异等。作者以访问学者的身份采访了哈佛大学的知名教授以及在校研究生，就有关教育的一系列话题进行了讨论，包括教育与学习的目标，新媒介对于学习的影响，哈佛的录取标准不在校学生的生活、学习。本书主要讲述了知名教授对教育的方方面面的认识。

（于海琴）Haiqin Yu is currently a senior editor at the Journal of Universityof Jinan (Science and Technology) of the University of Jinan,Shandong Province, China. Dr. Yu's research focuses on generaleducation, engineering education, and reading and writing educa-tion. She attended Harvard Graduate School of Education as avisiting scholar during the 2014-2015 academic year. While there,she established the Fulcrum Team, with whom she conducted theHarvard interview series.

Section 1:Values and Goals
To Retrieve and Guard the Soul of Higher Education
What Really Matters: Endurance, Meaning, and the Moral Life of the Person
Updates on COVID, Aging, and the U.S.-China Relation-ship
Constructing Culture and Creating Competence
The Differences between American and Chinese Education Should Not Be Overstated
Art and Education
How to Build a Habitable Planet: A General Education Course
Section 2: Development
Developing Social Awareness and Engagement Competen-cies: Research and Practice
Making Caring Common: An Uncommonly Caring Project
Better Relationships, Higher Grades: The Importance of Social Perspective Taking in the Classroom
Section 3: Media
Digital Ecosystems in Today's Education
The Nature and Future of Special Education
New Ways of Learning and Teaching in a Media-saturated Environment
Socioacademic Crossmedia Curricula: Enhancing Literacy and Social Skills through Books and Films
How Expository Writing Has Become the Only Required Course at Harvard University
Section 4: Student Life and Institutions
Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day
Harvard Stories
Student Life: An Indispensable Part of a Harvard Educa-tion
Section 5: Putting Lecarninginto Practicc-EnginceringEducation
Olin: Becoming a "Collaboratory" for Innovation in Engi-neering Education
The Olin Effect in School Management on Emerging Engi-neering Education: Small in Size but Large in Impact
The Origin of the Book Name and Cover Design
Acknowledgements
Fulcrum Team Member Profiles