Max J. Krupnick

Max J. Krupnick is a staff writer for Harvard Magazine. He is a graduate of Yale University and has worked at the magazine since March 2023. He writes about student life, sports, and research. He was at the forefront of reporting on Harvard’s campus unrest following Hamas’s October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel and the ensuing war in the Middle East. He met with students, faculty, and alumni across the ideological spectrum, attended talks and protests, and wrote both breaking news stories and longer reflections.

Max extensively researches his stories, talking to multiple sources, poring through scholarly research, and rigorously fact-checking. Read his behind the scenes story about reporting his feature profile of psychology professor Mina Cikara, who studies group behavior.

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Harvard Releases Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Task Force Reports

University publishes findings from thorough examinations of campus conditions.

Harvard Sues Over Funding Freeze

The University takes the Trump administration to federal court.

Encouraging Harvard to Resist

Alumni and faculty letters urge Harvard to defend itself and academic freedom.

Harvard Wireless club

Student ham enthusiasts turn back time.

Filmmaker Salvador Litvak's Jewish Movies

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

Teaching Israel/Palestine at Harvard

Course probes the modern history of the Holy Land.

The Future of Tuberculosis

Five Questions with Carole Diane Mitnick

Harvard Responds to Protests

Smaller campus actions draw administrative and online responses.

Harvard Announces Hiring Freeze

Amid funding uncertainties, the University prepares for austerity

Surgeon Atul Gawande Named Harvard Alumni Day Speaker

Writer, public health leader will address alumni on June 6

The Office for the Arts Turns 50

A birthday party with song, dance, and speech

Staging Memory

The A.R.T. adapts The Odyssey.