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.

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