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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...

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I'm in some seriously badass company here! magazine.wellesley.edu/issues/sprin...

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Catch the sale, 40% off! www.amazon.com/Making-Democ...

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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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Elevating mathematical thinking will bring more students to the forefront of democracy and prosperity, according to this new op-ed by math professor @ismarvolic.bsky.social and filmmaker Vicki Abeles, both speakers from our #TMO25 conference. 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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@ismarvolic.bsky.social is the chair of mathematics and the director of the Institute for Mathematics & Democracy. In 1992, he was a recipient of Temporary Protected Status, allowing him to remain in the U.S., work legally, enroll in college, and receive scholarships. www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

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We fix democracy. Tomorrow. The Ivy Bookshop, Baltimore. See you there. www.theivybookshop.com/event/ismar-...

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Please join the Ivy Bookshop in welcoming @ismarvolic.bsky.social for a discussion of his book, Making Democracy Count, tomorrow (April 16) at 6 pm EDT! He will be in conversation with John Watt. RSVP today:

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My immigrant story, with reflections on what's happening today. www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

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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-...

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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...

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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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We are just a few weeks away from The Mathematics of Opportunity: Beyond Limits. Have you saved your spot? Register today! 🔗https://bit.ly/tmo-2025-register

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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...

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An interview for Reader's House. readershouse.co.uk/ismar-volic-...

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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!

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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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We are looking forward to all the incredible speakers at #TMO25, our free, virtual conference. Join Mary T. Bassett, @dtkung.bsky.social, and @ismarvolic.bsky.social as they examine #math as the key to understanding and improving the world around us. Register now! bit.ly/tmo-2025-reg...

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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

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If you are going to be at SXSW EDU next week, come by my book event! schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...

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Topology is where it's at! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/t...

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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/...

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"Machine learning sucks." In Seattle, a Convergence of 5,444 Mathematical Minds www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/s...

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Not sure if I should be excited about this show because the main character is a budding mathematical genius or upset since they say things like "math nerds are probably the most dangerous people on the planet right now" and "what if the DNA of the universe was primes?" www.imdb.com/title/tt3118...

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You're an undergrad or a grad student looking for something to do this summer? Take a class with me at Harvard!

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Great webinar on ranked choice voting. Thank you Better Ballot Sacramento!

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Come one, come all!

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Moja knjiga se ponovo može kupiti u Buybook-u – požurite da je pročitate i spasite demokratiju!

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A nice review of my book (in Bosnian) by someone whose opinion I value greatly. ejournals.fpn.unsa.ba/index.php/so...

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How to repair democracy in five short talks by the Fellows of the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy. mathematics-democracy-institute.org/presentation...

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Bravo i javi se kad stignes u ove krajeve! radiosarajevo.ba/vijesti/bosn...

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An amazing conference at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences – almost as impressive as the building's walls.

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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...

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@wellesleycollege.bsky.social folks, check out this event happening tomorrow, organized by the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy. Hope to see you there! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/redesigning-...

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An excellent conversation about the mechanisms of democracy and how they no longer produce outcomes most Americans find desirable. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...

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If the League of Women Voters of San Francisco has my book at the top of their book club list, then obviously you have to read it too! bookshop.org/lists/lwvsf-...

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This is what windows were made for, right?

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Mathematically sensible reforms that would yield outcomes most Americans would welcome. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

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30 Wellesley faculty members recently came together for the first Faculty and Researchers Symposium, organized by the Wagner Centers for Wellesley in the World. The symposium illustrated the interdisciplinary approach of Wellesley’s curriculum: www.wellesley.edu/news/a-hub-o...

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Moderating a panel is not exactly in a mathematician's wheelhouse and I'm sure it showed, but I had a lot of fun doing this nevertheless. @wellesleycollege.bsky.social www.wellesley.edu/news/a-hub-o...

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My Five Easy Pieces for fixing democracy. More in my book Making Democracy Count. theconversation.com/americans-ag...

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