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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Alumnus Moungi Bawendi Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Chemist revolutionized production process of quantum dots
How Not to Write about Minorities
Viet Thanh Nguyen urges moving beyond the “sob story.”
#MeToo Meets Mt. Olympus
A new play at the A.R.T. provides a modern take on ancient mythologies
Sackler—and Beyond
The “Objects of Addiction” exhibit explores Harvard’s opium ties.
Bringing Art to Life
Cecilia Zhou’s approach to makeup, protest, and science
Picking Team Players
A test can identify these productivity-boosting personnel.
Irene Soto Marín
Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.
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The Elephant in the Room
Conservative undergraduates’ campus debates
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
Jay Driver’s Major League Dreams
Harvard pitcher Jay Driver hopes to be selected in the Major League Baseball draft.
Nepotism’s Impact in the Job Market
How connections in blue-collar work disadvantage women and blacks
Easing the College Transition
Rising Scholars brings incoming first-years from under-funded high schools to campus early.