"The University of South Carolina Columbia is putting a new face on its history department . . . It is busily carving out a niche for itself as a leader in Southern and African American history."
—Chronicle of Higher Education
"The USC History program is a study in success."
—The State, (Columbia, SC)
" . . . Patrick J. Maney was born to it [being chairman] . . . At South Carolina, Mr. Maney has set a new agenda, helping to raise $450,000 for the department and hire 11 new faculty members. Most importantly, he's stayed above the fray. He is very comfortable making cases, being aggressive, and showing why something needs to happen," says Lawrence B. Glickman, an associate professor of history at South Carolina.
—Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2, 2001
"Under the leadership of Pat Maney, the University of South Carolina became one of the preeminent centers for the study of southern history and culture . . . Aside from being a bold and innovative administrator, Pat Maney has left his own mark in his scholarly work and in the classroom."
—Leon Litwack, Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian, University of California at Berkeley