Ismar Volić
Professor at Wellesley College Mathematics Department
Director of Institute for Mathematics and Democracy
Author of Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation
ivolic.wellesley.edu
- Looking forward to a good conversation. Thank you YPO Democracy Group for organizing. Registration link in comments.
- Want to see more clearly in a cloud of political data – while drinking a beer? You can, just come to my Lectures on Tap on Feb 2! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...
- A little bit intimidated by the venue for my talk at #JMM2026.
- Thank you Mathematical Association of America and Allison Henrich for letting me write this article. Our involvement is needed now more than ever. digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/article/Inst...
- My piece on ranked choice voting in New York City made it to the Cognoscenti's best of 2025 list! (And another piece on my immigrant story got a shoutout). www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
- An article I cowrote with Andy Schultz and David McCune providing some highlights from a research project that analyzed various voting systems. theconversation.com/ranked-choic...
- Always a pleasure to visit N1 TV. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6_P...
- An op-ed written by a group of amazing high school and college students I mentor through the Carnegie Youth Leaders for Civic Preparedness program at the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
- I have two heroes: Keith Jarrett and Haruki Murakami. I was lucky to have met one of them. I told him that his writing is very close to a mathematician's heart; like his characters, we constantly slip in an out of the surreal, the otherworldly – that's what doing abstract mathematics requires.
- "There's my mathematician!," Clinton said when she saw me. We had a lovely conversation about math, democracy, my book, and Bosnia. Also met and chatted with @repemilyrandall.bsky.social, another amazing Wellesley alumna.
- Odličan razgovor, pet puta sam se preznojio pokušavajući da pariram sjajnom Draganu Markovini. podcastoslobodjenje.ba/ismar-volic-...
- A nice article about the recent conference I coorganized. thewellesleynews.com/21886/news/n...
- I was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Thank you AMS and the mathematics community. @amermathsoc.bsky.social
- Kellie, Chipo, Jen, Stacie... this panel is going to be fire!
- Panel discussion on the role of quantitative research in political reform featuring Ariel Procaccia of Harvard University, Alma Steingart of Columbia University, and Rob Richie of Expand Democracy. Moderated by me, with remarks by @wellesley.edu president Paula Johnson. youtu.be/uFq6sjf19NI?...
- You always wanted to save democracy but wished you could do it over a beer? Now you can, just come to my Lectures on Tap! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...
- It's a huge honor to be giving this talk at one of the largest math conferences in the world. @amermathsoc.bsky.social jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/nat...
- Between Two Ferns with Zach G.? No, just an amazing discussion about the role of academic research in democracy reform.
- I was interviewed for this article about gerrymandering, but don't really know what it says since it's behind a paywall. I'm assuming it says gerrymandering is bad and math is the only thing that can save us. expresso.pt/internaciona...
- Sprawling new report on a research project examining ranked choice voting. mathematics-democracy-institute.org/empirical-an...
- La démocratie en équation url:https://laviedesidees.fr/La-democratie-en-equation
- There are still a few more days left to register for our conference! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/2025-social-...
- Exactly 30 years apart.
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- My latest opinion piece. www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
- Delighted to have contributed to this article. time.com/7304038/gerr...
- An important article (I contributed to) about innumeracy in politics. wapo.st/3GW6kqW
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- Hvala Radio Sarajevo! radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/...
- So cool! I am now in the company of some of my favorite math writers! Thank you Mathematical Association of America! maa.org/news/recipie...
- Video of a cool panel discussion I participated in as part of the conference The Mathematics of Opportunity: Beyond Limits organized by @justequations.bsky.social. www.justequations.org/session/open...
- I'm in some seriously badass company here! magazine.wellesley.edu/issues/sprin...
- Catch the sale, 40% off! www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
- An oped I cowrote with Vicki Haberkorn Abeles, the director of the film Counted Out, about why math is crucial for preservation of democracy and economic prosperity. www.mercurynews.com/2025/05/07/o...
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- Take my class so we can save democracy with math! (Or at least we can try...) courses.dce.harvard.edu?srcdb=202503...
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- We fix democracy. Tomorrow. The Ivy Bookshop, Baltimore. See you there. www.theivybookshop.com/event/ismar-...
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- My immigrant story, with reflections on what's happening today. www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
- Registration is now open for the Social Choice: Theory and Computation conference at @wellesley.edu, October 15-17, 2025. mathematics-democracy-institute.org/2025-social-...
- Math and democracy workshop for high school teachers and a screening of Counted Out at the 16th Days of BHAAAS in Sarajevo this June. www.bhaaas.org/bs/16-dani-b...
- Use discount code P328 for 30% off through end of May! If you own it already, get another copy! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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- Join me at the @justequations.bsky.social annual conference, The Mathematics of Opportunity: Beyond Limits, for the opening keynote dialogue to examine mathematics as one key to understanding, critiquing, and improving the world around us. #TMO25 Registration is free: bit.ly/tmo-2025-reg...
- An interview for Reader's House. readershouse.co.uk/ismar-volic-...
- Looking forward to speaking about my immigrant experience and how it informs my professional life. Hope to see lots of folks from the @wellesley.edu community there!
- Baltimore area friends, see you April 16! www.theivybookshop.com/event/ismar-...
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- Making Democracy Count is a finalist for the PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics given by the Association of American Publishers! press.princeton.edu/news/prose-2...
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- Excited to be at SXSW EDU tomorrow for a special screening of Counted Out! I'll be joining director Vicki Abeles and advocate Elisha Smith Arrillaga to talk about the math crisis in America. 📅 Monday, March 3 ⏰ 1:30 PM 📍 Austin Convention Center, Ballroom A #SXSWedu #ReimagineMath #CountedOut
- If you are going to be at SXSW EDU next week, come by my book event! schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
- Topology is where it's at! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/t...
- Folks coming to @sxswedu.com, stop by and check out my book. I'll also be at the screening of Counted Out and at the Q&A following it. schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
