He’s a warm man, and kind. A committed Jesuit. A distinguished biblical scholar. No pushover, he admits that given sufficient provocation, he’s Irish enough to want to go head-to-head. Without hesitation, he says, “I Love Marquette.”

Certainly, Robert A. Wild, S.J., knows Marquette better than most. In his time at the university he has been a teacher, a chaplain, a trustee, a boisterous fan, and, for the past seven and a half years, its president. The scope of his intellect amazes: this scholar of Paul’s teachings completed his doctoral thesis on the cult of Isis.

His original call to duty at Marquette came in 1975 as a professor, fresh from his doctoral studies at Harvard. Now, almost 30 years later, Father Wild shares stories from his life’s journey and speaks candidly about World issues, Jesuit tradition, and the values of a Marquette education.