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.
University People | May-June 2025
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.