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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Larry Wilmore Follows His Path

In his Class Day address, the television writer/producer encouraged students to follow their dreams  

The Student Commencement Speakers

A classicist-become venture capitalist, an enzyme scientist, and a Native American who survived a shocking trauma

Radcliffe Parole Reform Panel Features Rapper

Rapper Meek Mill and three other formerly incarcerated panelists argue for parole reform.

Mindfulness and Public Health

Monks and researchers gathered at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to launch a new center for mindfulness.

Holocaust Remembrance Exhibit Comes to Harvard

“Hate Ends Now” brings replica Holocaust train car to Harvard

Harvard Horizons Spotlights Nine Scholars

Emerging doctoral research on COVID-19, military model villages, children at risk, and more

Improving Accessibility

A Harvard Kennedy School panel raises unnoticed policy issues.