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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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.

Pigskin Programs

The art of Harvard football

Reviving Black Classical Music

Pianist Gerry Bryant highlights black composers.

Reforming International Finance

Is it time to reform global financial institutions that support economic and political stability?

Harvard Responds to Violence in Israel

As war in the Middle East rages, a war of words is fought at Harvard.

“What Happened to the Dream?”

Loretta Lynch on pendulum of progress

The GOP's Return to Ideas?

Proposing a new Republican platform