Harry Brod is professor of philosophy and humanities at the University of Northern Iowa, and joins St. Norbert College as the first ever semester-long Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Masculinity Studies.

Brod received his Ph.D in philosophy at the University of California-San Diego in 1981. He is the author of The Making of Masculinities: The New Men's Studies, A Mensch Among Men: Explorations in Jewish Masculinity, Brother Keepers: New Perspectives on Jewish Masculinity, among others. His interests in research and teaching include: gender studies, Jewish studies, social and political theory, modern European thought, critical studies of masculinities, whitenesses and heterosexualities. Brod has served on the board of several organizations in his prolific career, including Humanities Iowa, American Men's Studies Association and the Iowa Regents Universities Men's Gender Violence Prevention Institute.

Brod has spoken and consulted at college campuses across the nation to thousands of students as a central component of gender violence prevention campaigns. His film on consent, Asking for It, is distributed by the reputable Media Education Foundation and is a widely used classroom resource.

Michael Kimmel, Ph.D., is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University. He is a spokesperson of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS). In 2013, he founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, where he is executive director.

Among his many books are Manhood in America, Angry White Men, The Politics of Manhood, The Gendered Society and the best seller Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. With funding from the MacArthur Foundation.

Co-wrote by Kaufman and Brod:

• The Guys’ Guide to Feminism, with Michael Kaufman (Seal Press, 2011)
• Weekend Warriors: Robert Bly and the Politics of Male Retreat, with Michael Kaufman (Sage Publications, 1994)
• Theorizing Masculinities, eds. Harry Brod and Michael Kaufman (Sage Publications, 1994)

Norbert Hill is a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin who serves as the education director for the tribe. He holds a M.S. degree in Guidance and Counseling, Honorary Ph.D. in Law, and Honorary Ph.D. in Engineering. He is currently employed as the area manager for education and training for the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin.

Norbert Hill has completed 13 publications focusing on American Indian topics and holds a number of awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.

Harry Sydney played professional football for 10 seasons and coached running backs with the Packers for six. He won Super Bowl Championships with the San Francisco 49ers in 1988 and 1989, and with the Green Bay Packers as their running backs coach in 1996. When Sydney retired from the NFL he launched a non-profit, male mentoring program in Green Bay named My Brother’s Keeper. This organization is founded on Harry’s willingness to work with men – one step at a time – to bring positive change to their lives

Sydney has a degree in criminology and juvenile justice. By teaming with the Green Bay Correctional Institution, the Brown County Juvenile Detention Center and various school districts in the area, he works directly with boys and men who have a history of making “bad” decisions and teaches them about respect, integrity, responsibility, and goal setting.

Sydney helps men understand that it doesn’t matter where they came from, but rather where they are going. He wants them to know that they hold the power to change the world – to change their world – but that it is up to them.