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.

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.