I applaud a university that turns down (or in this case, awkwardly returns ... ) donations from anyone it disagrees with. They should certainly be able to do that. As for future admissions, well, we’ll see what happens.

So at least we now know where they stand on abortion. Abortion? Yeah.

[www.washingtonpost.com]

Wow!

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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where the weather is wonderful even when it isn't.

This story isn't what it appears. That WaPo link is an opinion piece written by Mr. Culverhouse, I'm surprised they published it without the facts behind the story.

As a donor to the U of A law school, Culvershouse had been making waves unrelated to anything about abortion. He was trying to exert administrative control that is not appropriate for a donor and had already demanded the return of $10M.

The Trustees decided he wasn't worth the trouble and rejected his pledge.


Reinhart on Friday also said that “The action taken by the Board today was a direct result of Mr. Culverhouse’s ongoing attempts to interfere in the operations of the Law School. That was the only reason the Board voted to remove his name and return his money. Any attempt by Mr. Culverhouse to tie this action to any other issue is misleading and untrue.”

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Interesting. Thanks for that update.

Looking at the links in this thread, I would blame both sides. The donor's non-disclosure doesn't change several points in the op-ed, and the university's actions in returning the money indicate to me that they potentially didn't fully and clearly explain their rules, and, further, did not have them in a well-written, enforceable contract. A big deal for the university finances, but a tempest in a teapot regarding the personalities.

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Picasso in his studio after the liberation of Paris, taken by my friend and mentor.

That $26m would cover Head Coach Nick Saban's salary for about 3 years. LOL

The football program alone costs them over $56m/year.

Pretty sure the Tide will keep on 'rollin without that $26m…

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This story isn't what it appears. That WaPo link is an opinion piece written by Mr. Culverhouse, I'm surprised they published it without the facts behind the story.

As a donor to the U of A law school, Culvershouse had been making waves unrelated to anything about abortion. He was trying to exert administrative control that is not appropriate for a donor and had already demanded the return of $10M.

The Trustees decided he wasn't worth the trouble and rejected his pledge.


Reinhart on Friday also said that “The action taken by the Board today was a direct result of Mr. Culverhouse’s ongoing attempts to interfere in the operations of the Law School. That was the only reason the Board voted to remove his name and return his money. Any attempt by Mr. Culverhouse to tie this action to any other issue is misleading and untrue.”

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