High School Summer Research Program Hosts Guest Speakers
The twenty-seven participants in IMD’s high school summer research program are hard at work collaborating with faculty mentors to dive…
The Democracy Exchange: Research and Advocacy in Dialogue Conference to Take Place March 10-12, 2027 at Wellesley College
Wellesley College will host a conference titled “The Democracy Exchange: Research and Advocacy in Dialogue” from March 10th to 12th,…
Application Open to Serve on the NAEP Civics Assessment Framework Development Panel
The National Assessment Governing Board is seeking applicants to serve on the NAEP Civics Assessment Framework Development Panel. The panel…
Introducing the 2026 High School Summer Research Cohort
This year’s high school summer research cohort is made up of twenty eight students who will each conduct research with…
IMD High School Summer Research Program Project Descriptions
As IMD prepares for the 2026 high school summer research program, we would like to acknowledge and thank the mentors…
IMD Affiliate-Organized Workshop Recap: “Mathematics of Elections, Fairness, and Representation” at the Banff International Research Station
IMD affiliates David McCune (William Jewell College), Jeanne Clelland (University of Colorado Boulder), Natasa Dragovic (University of Saint Thomas), and…
IMD Team Releases Paper Titled “Candidate Moderation Under Instant Runoff and Condorcet Voting: Evidence from the Cooperative Election Survey”
The first paper has been released following the completion of a project conducted by a team of IMD researchers who…
Seeking Faculty Mentors for 2026 High School Summer Research Program
The Institute for Mathematics and Democracy has funding available to support faculty who want to participate in our high school…
New Gerrychain Data Resource Available
IMD Affiliate Ellen Veomett and her students have made a data resource for running gerrychain freely available at https://github.com/eveomett-states. Gerrychain…
IMD Affiliate and Summer Research Students Complete Paper on “Bloc Voting on Single-Peaked Preferences”
IMD Affiliate Jennifer Wilson, along with students Serena Pallan and Alice Park and graduate assistant Ariel Calver, recently completed a…
Ranked Choice Voting in Wellesley College Government Elections
Do you want more representation and your full preferences to be taken into consideration when you are voting for your…
IMD Affiliate Talk: The Role of CS and Math in Redistricting and Proportional Multimember Districts as an Electoral Reform
Affiliate Brian Brubach from Wellesley College will be presenting on the role of computer science and mathematics in the past,…
