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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John Harvard's Journal | September-October 2023
Irene Soto Marín
Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.
University People | September-October 2023
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
John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2023
Easing the College Transition
Rising Scholars brings incoming first-years from under-funded high schools to campus early.
John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2023
Kari Nadeau
Multi-allergy immunotherapy pioneer Kari Nadeau returns to Harvard
Something from Nothing
Painter, animator, illustrator, and silhouettist Susan Bin
University People | July-August 2023
Striving for the Straus Cup
The students who keep competition friendly
Charades with Chutzpah
Harvard’s Yiddish Theater Collection
Public Health with Empathy
Ophelia Dahl, awarded the 2023 Radcliffe Medal, discusses Partners In Health.
Continuity and Change
Harvard’s 372nd Commencement exercises—with Tom Hanks on defending the American way, and President Bacow’s farewell