The University of Alabama and its controversial law school donor Hugh Culverhouse Jr. publicly buried the hatchet three months after a feud culminated in the removal of the Coral Gables attorney's name from the law campus and the return of millions of dollars.

Both parties issued a joint statement saying they "agree that they had different views regarding the future of The University of Alabama School of Law."

"On that basis, the parties agreed to the university's return of the Culverhouse donations made for the benefit of the law school as well as reverting to the law school's original name," the statement reads. "All other statements made by either party regarding the decision to return Hugh Culverhouse Jr.'s donations, or the removal of Hugh Culverhouse Jr.'s name from The University of Alabama School of Law are hereby withdrawn."

It goes on to say university officials and Culverhouse will have no further comment on the dispute. That terse statement is a far cry from the heated words exchanged in May when officials moved to return the law school gift and strip his name from the campus.

The name became the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at the University of Alabama in September 2018 after the attorney and real estate developer pledged $26.5 million. Culverhouse had kicked in more than $21 million before the spat.

But tensions rose in the ensuing months, according to correspondence released by the university. Culverhouse clashed with law Dean Mark Brandon over the size of the law student body — he wanted to see significant growth while Brandon worried an increase would imperil the school's reputation. The emails also show Culverhouse also was unhappy with the candidates Brandon assembled for an endowed professorship in constitutional law bearing the Culverhouse name.

His father, Hugh Sr., was the longtime owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a tax attorney.

But there was no public indication of problems until May 29 when Culverhouse called on out-of-state students to boycott the University of Alabama to protest a new state anti-abortion law. He said his boycott call angered university leaders, prompting them to sever ties.

The university had a different take on the matter. Just days before Culverhouse released his call for a boycott, University of Alabama System Chancellor Finis St. John wrote the board of trustees recommending the return of Culverhouse's donation and reversing the name change. The law school "will not be able to meet the donor's expectations and do not share the same vision for the future," St. John wrote.

A war of words followed, with Culverhouse saying the university's move to sever ties was in retaliation for his position against the abortion ban, while the university insisted it was prompted by Culverhouse's meddling in law school operations.

On June 7, the board voted unanimously to return Culverhouse's donation and remove his name from the law school.