The united front work in university has functions and advantages in agglomerating will of people,gathering strength,political consultation,democratic supervision,participating in the deliberation and administration of state affairs,coordinated rela-tions,straightening out mood,and settling contradiction etc.

Problems in the united front work in colleges and universities in the new era;

In the new period the united front work in colleges and universities faces a new situation.

Research on the changes of our social stratum structure and the influence on united front work on the basis of theory and practice and taking positive corresponding measures attach significance ful.

There are two theoretical bases that support that the extra-Party intellectuals are the subject of United Front work: 1) The United Front which lies in the working class, in fact, differs in sense from the United Front lying in the working class formed by Marx and some other persons.