In the course of historical development,university teachers have formed different identities,each of which contains different connotations,from moral saints'self-cultivation and ruling the country and leveling the world,intellectuals'saving the nation,academic saving the country,cultivating personality and serving the people to ordinary people's economic pursuit of fame and wealth,political education and excellence,cultural conformism and professional tool rationality.The identity of university teachers as"moral people"is gradually disappearing.Under the background of the new era,we need to pursue self-interest economically without harming others,uphold social justice politically while fulfilling moral responsibilities,possess both extensive knowledge and cultural literacy culturally,and maintain both academic aspirations and moral conscience professionally to achieve self-improvement.