There was a long and deep relationship between the American educational philosopher John Dewey and the Chinese educational community. He came to China twice to lecture, and said: "In looking at the presidents of universities from around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Berlin, Harvard, Columbia, and others, many have made outstanding contributions in academics.
美國教育學者杜威和中國教育界淵源極深，兩度到中國講學，他曾說：「拿世界各國的大學校長來比較，牛津、劍橋、巴黎、柏林、哈佛、哥倫比亞等等，這些校長中，在某些學科上有卓越貢獻的，不乏其人。