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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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.

Kari Nadeau

Multi-allergy immunotherapy pioneer Kari Nadeau returns to Harvard

Something from Nothing

Painter, animator, illustrator, and silhouettist Susan Bin

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