Matthew Pinsker holds the Brian Pohanka Chair for Civil War History at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. He is the author of Lincoln’s Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers’ Home (Oxford, 2003) and has served since 2006 as the Project Director for the NEH Landmarks of the Underground Railroad workshops held each summer for K-12 educators.

In 2006, Matt was a Visiting Fellow at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. He currently serves on the advisory boards of Ford’s Theater, Lincoln Cottage, Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and the National Civil War Museum. Matt graduated with honors from Harvard University and received his doctorate degree from the University of Oxford.