Ismar Volić
@ismarvolic.bsky.social
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
https://ivolic.wellesley.edu/
Director of Institute for Mathematics and Democracy
Author of Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation
https://ivolic.wellesley.edu/
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.
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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.
Also met and chatted with @repemilyrandall.bsky.social, another amazing Wellesley alumna.
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
"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.
Also met and chatted with @repemilyrandall.bsky.social, another amazing Wellesley alumna.
I was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Thank you AMS and the mathematics community.
@amermathsoc.bsky.social
@amermathsoc.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Thank you AMS and the mathematics community.
@amermathsoc.bsky.social
@amermathsoc.bsky.social
Kellie, Chipo, Jen, Stacie... this panel is going to be fire!
October 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Kellie, Chipo, Jen, Stacie... this panel is going to be fire!
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:
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Tickets here:
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October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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...
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
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October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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...
@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.
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Between Two Ferns with Zach G.? No, just an amazing discussion about the role of academic research in democracy reform.
There are still a few more days left to register for our conference!
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September 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
There are still a few more days left to register for our conference!
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Exactly 30 years apart.
August 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Exactly 30 years apart.
Take my class so we can save democracy with math! (Or at least we can try...)
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April 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Take my class so we can save democracy with math! (Or at least we can try...)
courses.dce.harvard.edu?srcdb=202503...
courses.dce.harvard.edu?srcdb=202503...
Registration is now open for the Social Choice: Theory and Computation conference at @wellesley.edu, October 15-17, 2025.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Registration is now open for the Social Choice: Theory and Computation conference at @wellesley.edu, October 15-17, 2025.
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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...
Registration is free: bit.ly/tmo-2025-reg...
March 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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...
Registration is free: bit.ly/tmo-2025-reg...
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!
March 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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!
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
📅 Monday, March 3
⏰ 1:30 PM
📍 Austin Convention Center, Ballroom A
#SXSWedu #ReimagineMath #CountedOut
March 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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
📅 Monday, March 3
⏰ 1:30 PM
📍 Austin Convention Center, Ballroom A
#SXSWedu #ReimagineMath #CountedOut
You're an undergrad or a grad student looking for something to do this summer? Take a class with me at Harvard!
January 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You're an undergrad or a grad student looking for something to do this summer? Take a class with me at Harvard!
Moja knjiga se ponovo može kupiti u Buybook-u – požurite da je pročitate i spasite demokratiju!
January 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Moja knjiga se ponovo može kupiti u Buybook-u – požurite da je pročitate i spasite demokratiju!
An amazing conference at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences – almost as impressive as the building's walls.
December 18, 2024 at 2:28 AM
An amazing conference at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences – almost as impressive as the building's walls.
You'd like to save democracy but don't have time because you're too busy with holiday shopping? You can do both if you gift my book!
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www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
December 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM
You'd like to save democracy but don't have time because you're too busy with holiday shopping? You can do both if you gift my book!
www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
This is what windows were made for, right?
November 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
This is what windows were made for, right?
The day we hung out, his book came out in Japan. The translation finally came out in the U.S. Few things in life make me this happy.
November 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The day we hung out, his book came out in Japan. The translation finally came out in the U.S. Few things in life make me this happy.
Thank you New York Times for this interview. And special gratitude to Vicki Haberkorn Abeles for including me in her important film.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/s...
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Thank you New York Times for this interview. And special gratitude to Vicki Haberkorn Abeles for including me in her important film.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/s...
It takes 340 pages to get there, but here are the recommendations I make in my book Making Democracy Count. Nothing short of a complete redesign will cure all that ails our democracy.
www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
November 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM
It takes 340 pages to get there, but here are the recommendations I make in my book Making Democracy Count. Nothing short of a complete redesign will cure all that ails our democracy.
www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...
www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...