Michael Kimmel is an American sociologist specializing in gender studies, particularly masculinities. He founded the academic journal *Men and Masculinities* and the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University. A longtime feminist and spokesman for NOMAS, Kimmel advocated for men's role in promoting gender equality. In 2018, he faced public accusations of sexual harassment and retired from his position while Title IX charges were pending, though no charges were ultimately filed.
On February 26, 1951, Michael Scott Kimmel was born. He is an American retired sociologist specializing in gender studies.
In 1972, Michael Kimmel earned an A.B. with distinction from Vassar College.
In 1974, Michael Kimmel earned an M.A. from Brown University.
In 1981, Michael Kimmel received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, with a dissertation titled "Absolutism and its Discontents: Fiscal Crisis and Political Opposition in Seventeenth Century France and England."
In 1982, Michael Kimmel worked as assistant professor of sociology at Rutgers University.
In 1987, Michael Kimmel joined the Stony Brook University faculty.
In 1992, Michael Kimmel founded the journal Masculinities, which was associated with the American Men's Studies Association.
In 1992, Michael Kimmel returned to the University of California, Berkeley, as a visiting professor.
In 1993, Michael Kimmel founded the journal Masculinities, which was associated with the American Men's Studies Association.
In the academic year 1992–1993, Michael Kimmel was voted "Best Professor" on campus by The Daily Californian.
In 1994, Michael Kimmel's visiting professorship at the University of California, Berkeley, concluded.
In 1998, the journal Men and Masculinities was picked up by SAGE Publications, becoming one of the first academic journals focused on men, with Michael Kimmel as its editor.
In 2004, Michael Kimmel co-edited Men and Masculinities: a Social, Cultural and Historical Encyclopedia, which was named "Best of Reference 2004" by the New York Public Library.
In 2004, Michael Kimmel was one of 15 scholars chosen for innovative scholarship by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. His research title was "Globalization and its Mal(e)contents: The Gendered Moral and Political Economy of the Extreme Right".
In 2005, Michael Kimmel co-edited The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities.
In 2008, Michael Kimmel published Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men.
In 2010, Michael Kimmel published Men's Lives, 8th edition.
In 2011, Michael Kimmel published The Gendered Society, 4th edition.
In 2012, Michael Kimmel published Manhood: a Cultural History, 3rd edition.
In 2013, Michael Kimmel founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, where he became the executive director.
In 2018, Michael Kimmel was publicly accused of sexual harassment. He filed for retirement while Title IX charges were pending; no charges were subsequently filed.
Just before receiving the American Sociological Association's Jessie Bernard Award in 2018, Michael Kimmel was accused of sexual harassment. He delayed receipt of the award, giving his accusers six months to file a complaint.
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