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Sidney R. Knafel ’52 believes in leverage—in business, education and philanthropy...
...center formerly known as Knafel came under fire again last night—this time for a tunnel crucial to its current design. The tunnel, under busy Cambridge Street, would connect the two main buildings of the renamed Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) planned for the northeast fringe of campus...
...University is John Pitkin. His service as co-chair of Harvard’s Joint Committee on Neighborhood/Harvard Consultation for the past 10 years gives him a solid background in finding common ground on University issues. Pitkin made his name through his opposition to the construction of the Knafel Center, but unlike many Cambridge residents, Pitkin’s position was more of a reasoned stance on a particular project and not an irrational opposition to all Harvard expansion...
Later, as the project’s cost rose, Knafel shifted another $5 million donation to Harvard over to the Knafel Center fund. He increased his donation a second time in the hopes of giving momentum to the fundraising effort for the center and inspiring other seven- and eight-figure gifts...
Designing the center has taken longer than Knafel thought it would. But he says the University is better off for the changes that Cobb recommended and Cambridge residents insisted...