HaiqinYuandJustinM.ThomashavedocumentedthethoughtsofsomeofHarvard’sgreatestthinkersandmostskilledpractitioners,aboutthecraftofteachingandtheroleoftheuniversity.Ratherthanfittingtheirownframeofreferenceoverthethoughtsofothers,theeditorshaveallowedthebestofthebesttospeakforthemselves.YouwillfindherereflectionsofthemedicalanthropologistArthurKleinman,whohasdevotedalifetimetothedeepmoralunderstandingofChinesesociety.YouwillfindtheempatheticthoughtsofayoungdeanwhohelpsHarvardstudentsachievetheirfullpotential,ofamaturescientistwhoinspiresHarvardstudentstodevotetheirlivestopreservingahabitableearth,andofmanyothermenandwomenwhosecontributions,likesomanybrilliantmosaictiles,togethercreateabeautifulwholeunlikeanyofitsindividuallybeautifulpieces…Andyouwillalsofindthethoughtfulreflectionsonboththetheoryandpracticeofholisticengineeringeducation,byagenuineeducationalpioneer,foundingPresidentofOlinCollegeRichardMiller.HaiqinYuiscurrentlysenioreditorattheJournalofUniversityofJinan(ScienceandTechnology)oftheUniversityofJinan,ShandongProvince,China.Dr.Yu’sresearchfocusesongeneraleducation,engineeringeducation,andreadingandwritingeducation.SheattendedHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducationasavisitingscholarduringthe2014-2015academicyear.Whilethere,sheestablishedtheFulcrumTeam,withwhomsheconductedtheHarvardinterviewseries.JustinM.Thomasearnedamaster’sdegreeinRegionalStudies-EastAsiafromHarvardUniversityinthespringof2014.HemetDr.Yuinthefallofthesameyearandbegantoassistherwithherinterviewproject.Heearnedabachelor’sdegreeinChinesefromGeorgetownUniversityin2012.From2015to2017,heservedasavolunteerEnglishteacherwiththePeaceCorps(knowninChinaastheU.S.-ChinaFriendshipVolunteers)atChongqingTechnologyandBusinessUniversity.