The Department has funds available to occasionally invite a Distinguished Visiting Scholar or Artist. Some of the distinguished visitors who have taught here are:
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher, Spring 2015
- Prof. Dr. Christian Moser, Spring 2014
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Menke, Autumn 2010
- Professor Alexander Košenina, Spring 2010
- Artist-in-Residence Alexander Stillmark, Spring 2010
- Prof. Dr. Hartmut Steinecke, Spring 2008
- Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Vosskamp, Spring 2007
- Artist-in-Residence Alexander Stillmark, Spring 2006
- Prof. Dr. Edith Wenzel, Spring 2005
- Artist-in-Residence Yüksel Pazarkaya, Spring 2004
- Professor Michael Rohrwasser, Spring 2003
- Professor Horst Wenzel, Spring 2002
- Professor Jochen Vogt, Spring 2001
- Professor Helmut Schneider, Autumn 2000
- Professor Eckart Förster, Spring 1999
- Professor Hannelore Scholz, Autumn 1998
- Professor Jutta Osinski, Spring 1998
- Professor Trude Ehlert, Fall 1997
- Professor Robert Holub, Spring 1997
- Professor Dorrit Cohn, Spring 1996
- Professor Peter Pütz, Winter 1995
- Professor Sander Gilman, Autumn 1994
- Professor Joachim Fiebach, Spring 1992
- Professor Vittorio Hösle, Autumn 1990 and Winter 1991, Spring 1996
- Professor Rainer Nägele, Autumn 1990
- Professor Adjaï A. Paulin Oloukpona-Yinnon, Autumn 1989
- Professor Susan Clark, Spring 1989
- Professor Peter Hohendahl, Autumn 1987
- Professor Egon Schwarz, Spring 1987
- Wolf Biermann, Autumn 1983
- Christa Wolf, Spring 1983