Colleges and universities are the main positions of theoretical research and innovation, and also the lecture halls with active thoughts. Colleges and universities have more direct, systematic and in-depth contact with various ideas and theoretical systems than any other field, and the struggles and conflicts of various social thoughts and ideologies are more obvious and sharp. Therefore, it is more necessary and urgent to adhere to the guiding position of Marxism in theoretical research in colleges and universities. In order to give full play to the guiding position of Marxism in theoretical research in colleges and universities, we must correctly handle two relations.

We should correctly handle the relationship between adhering to the guiding position of Marxism and adhering to the policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom". Academic research needs "a hundred flowers blossom" and "a hundred schools of thought contend", but it must not be used as an excuse to give up the guiding position of Marxism. We must be soberly aware that adhering to the policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom" means studying the complex problems in theory and practice in a rigorous and realistic spirit, and making the truth clearer and clearer in a serious and scientific manner, instead of being ambiguous on major theoretical and practical issues or even conniving at extreme remarks and erroneous ideas.

As Deng Xiaoping once criticized: "Some comrades are indifferent to mental pollution and adopt a liberal attitude, and even think it is lively, which is the embodiment of the policy of' letting a hundred flowers blossom'." In fact, advocating tolerance and adhering to academic freedom does not mean canceling the debate and giving up criticism on right and wrong issues. It is the expression of academic freedom and ideological emancipation to make a serious study and in-depth criticism of various social trends of thought by using Marxist standpoints, viewpoints and methods.

We should correctly handle the relationship between research theory and concern for reality. Thought is the reflection of objective practice, and the confidence of theory comes from the success of objective practice. To constantly improve and develop Marxism, maintain its advanced nature and consolidate its guiding position in the ideological field, we must draw nutrients from practice, broaden our horizons, summarize and refine the successful experience of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's great practice, and further enrich and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system. At the same time, the research and analysis of social thoughts such as neo-liberalism and historical nihilism must also go deep into their historical background and social foundation, fully reveal their manifestations, evolution laws and social influences, prevent the proliferation of erroneous ideas to the maximum extent, and give full play to the function of colleges and universities to solve doubts and doubts. Only by paying attention to reality and practice can we make a breakthrough in theoretical research and further consolidate the guiding position of Marxism. ?

Strengthening ideological and political theory education is the core task. Colleges and universities have always been an important place for various political forces to compete for the dominance of youth and ideology. The political quality of college students determines the political direction of the country. In the current complicated ideological struggle situation, strengthening the ideological and political theory education of college students is an important content of propaganda and ideological work, and it is also a kind of consciousness.

The core content of formal struggle. Whether college students can establish world outlook, outlook on life and values, firm lofty ideals and beliefs, master scientific theoretical weapons and establish correct life goals through scientific ideological and political education system and effective ideological and political education methods determines the success or failure of socialist ideological construction. ? Ideological and political theory course in colleges and universities is the main channel for systematic Marxist theory education for college students, which has distinct ideological attributes. Giving full play to the role of ideological and political theory courses is the concrete embodiment of the party's educational policy, the essential feature of socialist universities and the fundamental guarantee for the long-term development of the cause of the party and the state.

In recent years, the teaching system of ideological and political theory courses in colleges and universities has become more and more perfect, the content has become more scientific, the operation has become more standardized, the methods have become more flexible and the effect has become more and more obvious. However, we must also see that the current world situation, national conditions and party conditions continue to undergo profound changes. The historical changes in the development of higher education, the unprecedented fierce competition for talents in the international scope and the value conflict in the social transformation period all put forward higher requirements for the education of college students' world outlook, outlook on life and values.

Therefore, we must further strengthen and improve the construction of ideological and political theory courses, continue to promote and consolidate the integration of ideological and political theory courses with party building, harmonious campus construction, student work team construction and philosophy and social science construction in colleges and universities, organically unify theoretical education, ability training and value guidance, ensure the harmonious development of students' knowledge, feelings, intentions and actions, and enable college students to have firm ideals and beliefs, tenacious will quality and good moral feelings, and consciously accept systematic and comprehensive Marxism and its basic principles.