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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Reading the Winds

Thai sailor Sophia Montgomery competes in the Olympics.

Is Harvard Antisemitic?

Two reports investigate hatred and anti-Israel sentiment.

The Mystery Behind an Incan Tunic

Unraveling an Inca masterpiece’s secrets

Harvard Crimson Fencers at Paris 2024 Olympics

Eight Olympics-bound Harvard fencers

Harvard's Landscape Architect Bas Smets on Cooling Cities

Bas Smets harnesses nature to cool cities.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor at Harvard Radcliffe Day

2024 Radcliffe Medalist Sonia Sotomayor on civic engagement and optimism

Close Call

Ending a tumultuous year, Harvard tradition is served in the 373rd Commencement—with plenty of thunder from the stage.

Pro-Palestine Students Walk Out of Harvard Graduation

Pro-Palestine activists hold “The People’s Commencement”

Deb Haaland Harvard Law Commencement 2024

Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, addresses Harvard Law School.

Update: Harvard Encampment Ends

As protest numbers dwindled, organizers and administrators reached an agreement

Commencement Student Speakers 2024

Harvard’s student Commencement speakers 2024

When to Arrest Protesters

Should civil disobedience merit a police response?