Dr. Nandini Pandey, Associate Professor of Classics at the Johns Hopkins University, previews her forthcoming book on ancient and modern diversity with some lessons ancient Rome’s multiethnic empire holds for the United States. How might Rome’s pragmatic inclusivity inform our own rethinking of affirmative action following 2023 Supreme Court decisions ending race-conscious admissions?

This event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.