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Professor Marcus Borg will teach his last class at OSU on March 16 after 28 years on campus
Aleks Cherednichenko
Issue date: 3/8/07 Section: News
Borg's career as a scholar spans over 41 years. In that time he has published 14 books, traveled all over the world teaching seminars and has appeared on shows like The Today Show and Prime Time.
"I travel about 100,000 miles each year," Borg said.
"It's a very rare instance where you go to a university and the name Marcus Borg isn't known," Campbell said.
Since 1991 Borg has split his time between Corvallis and Portland - where he lives and writes - with his wife, Rev. Marianne Borg.
"I think that Marcus has received just about every teaching award at OSU," Campbell said.
"He's a fabulous teacher, students are always invited to think and speak freely in classes," said Kathleen Moore, a philosophy professor.
"For many students his courses are life changing, he really pushes them to think about their basic assumptions about religion," Campbell said.
Borg also brings a special guest to almost all his classes - his dog Henry.
Besides his religious expertise, Borg has brought renowned speakers to OSU, like Karen Armstrong, through various conferences on campus.
Borg is also the chair of the Hundere Foundation, which supports various programs relevant to the study of religion. The Hundere Foundation was established when a friend of Borg's, Al Hundere, donated $1 million to OSU.
Borg will continue teaching, even after he finishes his last lecture March 16.
"I love the egalitarianism of a public university, there's a wonderful democratic flavor here, that wasn't present at some of the small private universities I've taught in the past," Borg said.
"He's really been a model of rationality, and simply a gracious colleague," Moore said. "He's helped me connect the relationship between spirituality and religion."
"I'll really miss teaching this age group, I'll still travel to lecture but those people are usually middle age," Borg said. "There's an intellectual freshness to this age group, something that's not present anywhere else."
"I travel about 100,000 miles each year," Borg said.
"It's a very rare instance where you go to a university and the name Marcus Borg isn't known," Campbell said.
Since 1991 Borg has split his time between Corvallis and Portland - where he lives and writes - with his wife, Rev. Marianne Borg.
"I think that Marcus has received just about every teaching award at OSU," Campbell said.
"He's a fabulous teacher, students are always invited to think and speak freely in classes," said Kathleen Moore, a philosophy professor.
"For many students his courses are life changing, he really pushes them to think about their basic assumptions about religion," Campbell said.
Borg also brings a special guest to almost all his classes - his dog Henry.
Besides his religious expertise, Borg has brought renowned speakers to OSU, like Karen Armstrong, through various conferences on campus.
Borg is also the chair of the Hundere Foundation, which supports various programs relevant to the study of religion. The Hundere Foundation was established when a friend of Borg's, Al Hundere, donated $1 million to OSU.
Borg will continue teaching, even after he finishes his last lecture March 16.
"I love the egalitarianism of a public university, there's a wonderful democratic flavor here, that wasn't present at some of the small private universities I've taught in the past," Borg said.
"He's really been a model of rationality, and simply a gracious colleague," Moore said. "He's helped me connect the relationship between spirituality and religion."
"I'll really miss teaching this age group, I'll still travel to lecture but those people are usually middle age," Borg said. "There's an intellectual freshness to this age group, something that's not present anywhere else."
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