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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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.
Making Roads Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Working to curb road deaths
Remembering John Corcoran ’84
An active life cut short
Harvard Women's Fencing Head Coach Daria Schneider
A coach restores the luster to Harvard fencing.
Five Questions with George Cooper ’25 on Student-Musicians
The College senior on a mixtape of songs produced by student-musicians
Five Questions with Audrey Chang ’25 of the Harvard Responsible Computing Club
The College senior on creating structures for responsible tech use
Harvard Settles Antisemitism Lawsuits
Adopts IHRA definition, bolsters antisemitism education