William Peace University Trustees Award Tenure To Doctors Carol Hiscoe And Wade Newhouse

Board Of Four-Year Baccalaureate University Honors Work Of Two Professors, With Newhouse Receiving A Promotion As Well

2012-03-22

RALEIGH, NC, March 22, 2012 (Press-News.org) The board of trustees of William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Drs. Carol Hiscoe and Wade Newhouse have been granted tenure and that Dr. Newhouse has been named associate professor. Hiscoe has taught in the university's English department since 1992 as an instructor, visiting assistant professor and associate professor. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees from NC State University and a Ph.D. in literature from Duke University. Known for her commitment to students, Hiscoe has worked closely with many of them on research projects and presentations for the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). A recipient of the McCormick Distinguished Teaching Award twice (2001 and 2011), as well as the Alumnae Distinguished Service Award in 2006, Hiscoe has led the university in its accreditation reaffirmation process with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and serves as the chair of the Faculty Advancement Committee.

Newhouse joined the faculty of the university's English department in 2006, after teaching at Bentley College and Boston University. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree from NC State, and a doctorate from Boston University. Newhouse was selected as First-Year Advisor of the Year in 2011. He is a member of the Curriculum Committee as well as a frequent performer in the university's theatre productions. The author of numerous scholarly articles, Newhouse is working on a book project that intertwines southern literary culture and film theory.

The English department at William Peace University produces the Prism, the university's literary magazine, which features student contributions.

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"On behalf of William Peace University faculty, staff, students and alumni, I congratulate Dr. Hiscoe and Dr. Newhouse on receiving their honors," said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. "Their love of and dedication to this institution is evident to anyone familiar with their work, and our English department has been markedly enriched by their strong participation."

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ABOUT WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY:
William Peace University is located in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute, offering education for boys and girls in primary grades and to women from high school to college. Peace, an all women's college, became a four-year baccalaureate college and graduated its first bachelor's students in August of 1996. Exclusively an all-women's institution for its first 152 years, Peace began offering coeducational evening courses through the William Peace School of Professional Studies in 2009. In 2011, Peace College transitioned to William Peace University and will begin admitting male students to its day program in fall 2012. Its mission is to prepare students for careers in the organizations of tomorrow. On average, more than 90 percent of the university's graduates are placed in jobs or graduate school within one year of graduation. For more information, please visit http://www.peace.edu.

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