| Since its birth,the party has established close ties with colleges and universities.No matter in the period of revolution,construction or reform and opening up,colleges and universities are the important positions to uphold the leadership of the party.Into the new era,to uphold and strengthen the leadership of the party in colleges and universities,is to get unprecedented attention.It can be said that a history of the party,but also a hundred years of party leadership in colleges and universities to dream,establish morality and tree people’s history of struggle.The Communist Party of China has already ushered in the centenary of its founding.Standing at the historical juncture of the "two 100-year" goals and under the grand vision of the biggest change in a century,the importance of higher education has never been so prominent.This is because advancing the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics requires not only the drive of scientific and technological innovation and the support of outstanding talents,but also the continuous efforts of generations of people with faith and ability.Therefore,more rational thinking "why to strengthen the leadership of the party to colleges and universities" and "how to strengthen the leadership of the party to colleges and universities" has become a proposition of the times,which needs more attention and reflection.Based on such a starting point,this paper attempts to expound and demonstrate the logical logic of the CPC leading universities from the three dimensions of theory,history and reality,and combines the party’s innovative theoretical achievements,this paper analyzes and probes into the ways to strengthen the party’s leadership over colleges and universities in the new era.The leadership of the party to colleges and universities has profound theoretical origin.The Marxist theory of Party building,which theoretically answers the fundamental questions of what the Communist Party is,its leading position,advanced nature and organizing principle,constitutes the theoretical source of the Party’s leadership over universities.Marxist Educational Thought,which clarifies the essence of education and forms the educational theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the practice of Chinalization,is the logical starting point of the party’s leadership to universities.The evolution of modern Western universities and the development of Chinese universities in the past 100 years have made the functions of universities more and more clear.It is the value fulcrum of the party to the leadership of colleges and universities.The leadership of the Party over colleges and universities is based on the historical inheritance of a hundred years.During the period of the new democratic revolution,colleges and universities were the "cradle" of the party and the "source" of the revolution.The Party’s leadership over colleges and universities was mainly to spread Marxism,establish and expand the party’s organizational team,to guide the students to play the role of vanguard and bridge in the Revolutionary Movement,and to explore the establishment of a number of cadres in Yan ’an-based education-oriented new-type institutions of higher learning.During the period of Socialist Revolution and construction,the party initially explored and established the system and working mechanism of leading colleges and universities,but it also experienced setbacks.Since the reform and opening-up,with the acceleration of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics,the Party’s leadership over the institutions of higher learning has been constantly strengthened,providing a strong guarantee for the leap-forward development of higher education.Reviewing the hundred-year history of the party-led colleges and universities,it is not only in line with the great struggle of our Party in the past hundred years,but also a vivid portrayal of the party’s original intention and mission.The Party’s leadership of colleges and universities must focus on the time’s coordinates.Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era,the building of a modern socialist country has begun a new journey,and higher education has also ushered in a new stage of development with high quality as its goal.The party’s innovative theoretical achievement,has injected new connotations into the new era to strengthen the party’s leadership over universities,the practical requirements of emphasizing overall leadership,stressing political construction,focusing on building moral character and fostering people,and promoting strict governance of the party have become clearer.Under the great change not seen in a century,the reconstruction of the international pattern,the national development goal and the transformation of the main social contradictions have all brought new challenges to the leadership of the party in universities.At the same time,under the background of strict governance of the party,the construction of the party in colleges and universities also has many outstanding shortcomings,which need to be improved urgently.The leadership of the party in colleges and universities should develop scientific thinking methods.General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the party’s overall leadership and all the party’s work depend on the party’s strict organizational system.This is the methodology to strengthen the leadership of the party to the university in the new era,which is based on the historical tradition of the Marxist political party,the realistic need to promote the great struggle,and the experience and lessons of other political party organizations.The organizational system is a scientific system that includes such elements as the party’s basic organization,Party members,organizational system,organizational culture,etc.,it has the value orientation of serving the political line of the party all the time,sticking to the people-centered fundamental position,stressing the clear guidance of the grass-roots level,and paying attention to the important role of the "key minority".In the new era,strengthening the construction of the Party’s organization system in colleges and universities is of great strategic significance for strengthening the Party’s leadership over colleges and universities,and promoting the modernization of the governance system in colleges and universities.The Party’s leadership of colleges and universities must grasp the effective practice path.The change of times and the development of practice determine that the realization of the party’s leadership goal fundamentally depends on the soundness of the Party’s organizational system in colleges and universities and the rigidity of the party’s construction.The Party organizations in colleges and universities should,in accordance with the general requirements of strengthening the overall leadership of the party,make overall plans to advance the construction of the internal governance system,deepen the reform and realize connotative development,focusing on the key link of the construction of the organizational system,we will devote great efforts to "Shaping and consolidating the foundation," upgrade the level of the organization,guide the correct direction of running a school,work on "dredging the channels and channels," improve the organizational system,and guide the optimization of the internal governance system,work hard on "strengthening bones and activating blood circulation",strengthen team building,guide the implementation of the basic task of educating people,work hard on "founding the soul and establishing roots",firmly guide the construction of characteristic university culture with cultural self-confidence,strive to build colleges and universities into a strong position to uphold the leadership of the party.AHundred Years Chasing a dream,establish virtue and set up people.From the new historical starting point,colleges and universities should always adhere to the party’s leadership as the most distinctive feature,it has always insisted on integrating its own development into the future of the country and the nation,has always adhered to the basic position of "four services",and has worked hard to take root in China and build a socialist university with Chinese characteristics,in the realization of the great dream of national rejuvenation in the grand journey to carry out the original mission,writing wonderful chapters. |