University Drops Donor Name From School After Abortion Remarks

Alabama school also rejects $26.5 million gift for law school
Hugh Culverhouse Jr. said state should face boycott over law

University of Alabama employees remove the name of Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. off the School of Law sign in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, June 7, 2019.
Photographer: Blake Paterson/AP Photo

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By Tom Schoenberg

June 8, 2019 at 6:56 PM UTC

The University of Alabama rejected a $26.5 million gift from its largest donor and stripped his name from its law school after the real estate developer said students should boycott the state for banning nearly all abortions in a law adopted last month.

Hugh Culverhouse Jr., the son of a former owner of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in an op-ed in the Washington Post called the university’s actions a “charade” that will penalize the students who would have benefited from the contribution.