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?