建国后我国高校学术委员会制度历经萌芽、初创到基本确立的演进历程。长期以来，理应由学术委员会所行使的学术权力与高校内部的政治权力、行政权力混沌不分。至《高等教育法》提出设立学术委员会的要求并明确其职责后，学术权力才从“潜隐”趋于“显现”。但总的来说，直至目前，学术权力仍处于依附状态。今后我们需要进一步强化对学术权力本质及其必要性的认识，将加强学术委员会制度建设作为推进现代大学制度建设的必然抓手，促进学术权力从“依附”走向“独立”。在这一方面，教育部颁布的《高等学校学术委员会规程》无疑具有里程碑意义，它意味着我国高校学术委员会从“制度设计”迈入“实践建设”的新时代。

In China’s higher education, the academic committee system has undergone three stages of development: budding, startup and establishment. For a long period of time, the academic power, which should have been exercised by the academic committee, has not been clearly separated from political power and executive power. Higher Education Act proposed the establishment of academic committee, stipulating the committee’s responsibility. As a result, the academic power has become more explicit than implicit. However, the academic power is still in the state of attachment. In future, it is quite necessary to strengthen the awareness of the nature and necessity of the academic power, and reinforce the building of the academic committee system in support of the construction of modern university system. In a long run, the status of the academic power should be independent, rather than being attached to other authorities. Regulations of Academic Committee in Universities issued by the Ministry of Education is undoubtedly a milestone, which means a shift of the academic committee from the period of system design into a new era of practical construction.