Posted on 06/08/2019 5:29:20 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The University of Alabama gave back a philanthropist’s $26.5 million donation and took his name off the law school Friday, a week after he called on students to boycott the institution over the state’s new abortion ban.
Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., a 70-year-old Florida real estate investor, said he has no doubt the board of trustees acted in response to his remarks, and he complained that the state of Alabama is only reinforcing its reputation as “the land of the backward,” full of “hicks.”
University officials emphatically denied the decision had anything to do with Culverhouse’s stand on the abortion law and said it was prompted instead by his attempts to dictate how the money should be spent. They did not elaborate.
Culverhouse’s pledge, announced in September, was the biggest contribution ever made to the university. In return, the law school was renamed the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law.
Within minutes of the trustees’ vote, a maintenance crew had removed his name and the university had wired him a $21.5 million refund of the money he had already given the university toward fulfilling his pledge. …
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They truly have turned into seduction/indoctrination camps to turn young persons against God, their parents, the family, common decency and their own common sense. It's a four-year descent into debauchery and a vacation from real responsibility for the wealthy kids and an albatross of debt (for the benefit of the lefty elites) for the rest.
I’m close to Tuscaloosa but I love Baldwin County.
I’m a beach fanatic. I would move to Gulf Shores or Dauphin Island if I could.
Maybe someday.
Hope you are enjoying our State after living in Colorado.
The University of Alabama is older than you think. It was established in 1820. Enrollment is currently over 38,000 and expected to rise over 40,000 very soon.
Students come as far as California, Texas, New Jersey and other countries.
Despite the usual bigots who denigrate it as just a “ Football Factory”, UA really is a very respectable academic institution.
According to “Business Insider”, UA’s Law School is Third among US Public Universities.
I know, “Business Insider” is a leftist publication, but UA’s Law School has always been highly regarded.
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