Abstract:  Social governance， an important part of national governance， calls for a united front， which is a magic weapon well matched with the essential nature of social governance. As an influential force of the united front，non-Party members in the colleges and universities also commit themselves to the mission of higher education and adhere to their own life value. Apart from steady pursuit of academic excellence and professional achievement， the non-Party members are supposed to give full play to their capacity in social governance by taking the following channels: building social consensus by sticking to their mission， serving the society according to their stations， participating in democratic supervision by practising their professionalism and enhancing scientific and technological innovations by taking the lead in disciplinary construction.

Key words: united front, social governance, non-Party members in the colleges and universities of higher education