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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Defending Civil Discourse on Campus
PEN America organizes free speech summit at Harvard
Fostering Healthy Debate at the Harvard Kennedy School
Fostering healthy debate at the Kennedy School
Treasure | January-February 2024
Solving Dehydration
A simple solution that saved millions
Features | January-February 2024
Break Every Chain
How black plaintiffs in the Jim Crow South sought justice
John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2024
Tom Hyry
What Harvard's special collections librarian has learned from athletics, activism
Harvard President Claudine Gay Testifies Before Congress
On antisemitism, “I have sought to confront hate while preserving free expression.”
Bearing Witness to Terrorism
Harvard Chabad, IDF, and Bill Ackman screen October 7 Hamas footage
From the Field to the Front Office
Harvard alumni executives in sports
The male-female longevity gap widens
Men’s lower life expectancy fueled by COVID-19, overdoses
Mick Mulvaney Changes His Mind
You should, too, says President Trump’s former chief of staff.
Parenting Digital Kids
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy advises parents on child social media usage
New Dean for Public Health
Environmental scientist and endocrinologist Andrea Baccarelli studies the biological impacts of pollution.