Visiting scholars integral part of UCR life

The UCR Library has been a long-standing partner in research and collaboration for the entire UCR campus, and visiting scholars have assisted the library in that role. These scholars are typically invited by UCR faculty to come to campus as either researchers or instructors. There are approximately 550 visiting scholars on campus currently, hailing from around the United States and the globe.

Our visiting scholars make great contributions to departments and research centers through research and teaching, offering a global academic perspective that enriches the instructional environment. Most recently, in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, Daniel Costas Pantoja — a visiting scholar from Bogota, Columbia — joined the library in developing resources and events for international students.

Pantoja acted as both a representative and a liaison in disseminating information about library resources and events back to the international student body. Over the summer, he completed a fellowship with the Smithsonian Institute’s Latino Museum Studies Program and is now a UCR Ph.D. student studying musicology in Columbia.