December 2009: Can PASCAL Be Saved?

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April 2008: PASCAL Delivers...and How!

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April 2007: New PASCAL Delivers Becomes Reality

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May 2005: A PASCAL Primer

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July 2004: PASCAL to Receive $2 Million from S.C. Legislature

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PASCAL

PASCAL is not about the famous French philosopher, but is a pensee of which he would approve

A PASCAL Primer

PASCAL is the Palmetto State's new academic consortium. But can it survive in a state committed to exiguous state funding for higher ed?

Library Permanently Closed: See Google

magine if you will the near perfect statefunded program. Yes, I know, such words sound like an oxymoron, given the track record of both state and federally-funded programs, past, present and undoubtedly in the future. Indeed, such words sound almost mythological in light of recent attempts by the federal government to spend us out of the current recession with still doubtful results (so far, a record deficit). Yet, you’re an imaginative individual and can put aside petty political persiflage and visualize such a program. Not only does this program do precisely what it said it would do, it does it so surprisingly well that, as a taxpayer, you’re completely astonished and whole-heartedly impressed.

"Well, There It Is"

While PASCAL meet all the requirements of a collaborative funding source, the Palmetto state still starved it of funds.