SAS Commons: The Mathematics of Elections and Voting

Just ahead of the US midterm elections, please join us for a wide-ranging discussion, featuring both Penn faculty and guest speakers, focused on the mathematical foundations of democracy, from districting and electoral maps to voting itself. This will be the first in a series of forums to be held in 2026–27 and 2027–28 designed to demonstrate the contributions of different core areas of Arts and Sciences to the understanding and the potential strengthening of democratic practices.

SAS Commons engages students, scholars, and the public with the goal of exploring a single theme across the arts and sciences over a two-year period. Through a variety of courses, programs, and events, the Commons fosters exchange across disciplines, the development of new ideas, and meaningful public dialogue. The current, inaugural theme is Democracy and Knowledge.