By Josh Christian, freelance writer

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Campbellsville University has promoted Dr. Matthew Oliver, associate professor of English, to professor of English, per an announcement from Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of Campbellsville University, on April 16.

Oliver has taught English at Campbellsville University since 2009.

Before Campbellsville University, Oliver was a teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 as well as his Master of Arts in English from Missouri State University in 2003. He also received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Evangel University in 2000.

He graduated from Harbor Beach High School in 1996.

He is the husband of Natalie Oliver, and they have two children, Lucy and Maggie.

Campbellsville University is a widely-acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 12,000 students offering over 100 programs of study including Ph.D., master, baccalaureate, associate, pre-professional and certification programs. The university has Kentucky based off-campus centers in Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset, Hodgenville and Liberty with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Summersville. Out-of-state centers include two in California at Los Angeles and Lathrop, located in the San Francisco Bay region. The website for complete information is www.campbellsville.edu.

Campbellsville University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the status of Campbellsville University.