Marcel K. Will attended the University of Cologne where he received his Magister Artium in Political Science and History. Being awarded a PhD grant by the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, he pursued his PhD in International History, researching the Normalization of US-China relations. After that he took a break from university life. However, in 2023, he returned to academia, accepting a professorship for Social Politics and Social Economy at Cooperative State University Baden-Württemberg. His current research focusses on the lack of skilled labor in Germany, the social economic circumstances of child care, as well as the question if the European Union has a social DNA.