Schoville is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to his current position he was Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at UW-Madison, 1970-1995, and Instructor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at UW-Madison from 1968-1970. He received his BA from Milligan College in 1956, his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1969.