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...Knafel says his personal experiences at Harvard are not the reason he has donated so much to the advancement of the University. Excellence, rather than personal connection, is what Knafel says brings him to provide his support...
Beyond his contributions to Harvard, Knafel donates his time and money to other “excellent” institutions. He sits on the board of Wellesley College, the alma mater of his late wife Susan Rappaport Knafel, and, just a few weeks ago, he went up to Andover to look at the site for a new building, as the head of an architectural committee to construct more facilities at the school—which he attended briefly before arriving at Harvard...
...native of Westchester County, Knafel lived in Winthrop House while an undergraduate—although he freely admits that his busy schedule and visits to Wellesley left him little time to spend there...
...Knafel spent much of his time in his undergraduate years at The Crimson as the newspaper’s business manager. Knafel says he gained valuable real world business experience that he could later apply in future business ventures, but what he enjoyed most about The Crimson was the camaraderie among the editors...
Looking back on those years at the College, Knafel says he feels now that he and fellow students lacked a greater awareness of the world outside Harvard...