Matthew Raskin is a history major from Phoenix, Maryland.

What do you love most about history?

The thing I love the most about history is that I can get lost in the story of the past for hours reading about long lost worlds.

Why did you choose to be a history major? 

I chose to be a history major because when I took my first AP History class in high school I fell in love with the discipline. I decided then and there that I did not want to do anything else.

What are the favorite history courses you have taken? 

My favorite courses have been History 3590: Wars of Empire, History 3465: American Jewish History, and History 2221E: Introduction to the New Testament.

Do you have a favorite professor or professors? Who are they and why? 

I cannot possibly choose a favorite professor in the history department. I have had the pleasure of having five amazing history professors, who really have done everything for their students.

What’s one thing you wish every Buckeye knew about the past (and/or about the history department)? 

I wish every Buckeye knew that Queen Anne Boleyn was not actually tried nor executed for being a witch, and that the history department is a really close-knit community.