The Japan ICU Foundation's Visiting Scholars Program was initiated in 2002 in response to an ICU request for assistance in inviting influential scholars from abroad to ICU for short periods of time, ranging from several days to two weeks. The visiting scholars are hosted by ICU faculty members and generally stay on campus at the Maple Grove Guest House. While actively interacting with the ICU community, the Visiting Scholars also deliver lectures, participate in classroom discussion and meet informally with students, faculty and staff. ICU and the Japan ICU Foundation jointly cover transportation costs, housing and an honorarium.

Raymond Apthorpe - Australian National University (04-05)
Tom Benson - Oxford University (03-04)
Mike Chirillo - Jazz Musician (Guitar) (03-04)
Mike Christianson - Jazz Musician (Brass) (03-04)
Michael Cox - London School of Economics (02-03)
Claudia Derichs - Duisberg-Essen (04-05)
Reinhard Drifte - London School of Economics (05-06)
Fan, Hao - Nanjing University (06-07)
Joel Forbes - Jazz Musician (Bass) (03-04)
Howard Gardner - Harvard Graduate School of Education (03-04)
Edwin Hartman - Rutgers University (05-06)
Mary Hartman - Douglass College at Rutgers University (02-03, 05-06) Clifford Hill - Teachers College at Columbia University (03-04, 05-06) Kathleen Hill - Sarah Lawrence College (05-06)
Hikari Hori - Barnard College (04-05)
Wesley Jacobsen - Harvard University (03-04)
Amy Linch - Rutgers University (06-07)
Evelin Lindner - University of Oslo (05-06)
Liu, Haiping - Nanjing University (05-06, 06-07)
Gavan McCormack - Australian National University (02-03)
Katharine H.S. Moon - Wellesley College (03-04)
Francisco Nemenzo - University of the Philippines (05-06)
Pippa Pierce - Washington State University (05-06)
Thomas Preston - Washington State University (04-05)
Lester Ruiz - New York Theological Seminary (05-06)
D. Michael Shafer - Rutgers University (03-04)
Henry Smith - Columbia University (04-05)
Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku - University of California at San Diego (04-05)
Anne Walthall - University of California at Irvine (04-05)
Merry I. White - Boston University (03-04)
Yau, Ching - Artist from Hong Kong (05-06)
George Yu - Architect, GYA Associates (04-05)

The Japan ICU Foundation, from its establishment in 1948, has had a program to provide financial support for short-term visiting professors who teach courses at ICU for one term or sometimes up to several years. In 2004, the Visiting Professors Program was established to give special attention to the importance of inviting established scholars to teach courses at ICU for one academic term. Not only do these visiting professors bring highly stimulating new thinking to the campus, but they also challenge the university to remain on the cutting edge of innovative approaches to higher education. ICU and the Japan ICU Foundation jointly cover transportation costs, housing and salary.

Baladas Gohshal - India (03-04)
Florence McCarthy - USA (02-03)
Konrad Johannes Egon Oberhuber - Austria
S uthy Prasartset - Thailand (02-03)
Rashila Ramli - Malaysia (05-06)
Tamario Rivera - Philippines (02-07)
Hitomi Tonomura - USA?(04-05)
Anne Walthall - USA (05-06)