The Daily Pennsylvanian examined Penn's political experience over the past year and analyzed the potential implications of a Trump presidency for the University's future.

Rendell largely attributed Democrats' electoral losses to issues with strategy rather than with a specific candidate.

Five Penn affiliates — all members of the Democratic Party — will serve in the 119th Congress, including four alumni and one former professor.

In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, College Republicans called the pardon “a reflection of hypocrisy and deceit" representative of the Biden administration.

Trump announced Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services on Nov. 14, and Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Nov. 16.

College senior Isabella Corman, whose viewpoints "align more with conservative ideologies," said she was surprised to see the size of Penn's Trump-voting contingent.

Oz, who received an M.D. from Penn's medical school and an MBA from Wharton, will lead the second Trump administration’s oversight of major health insurance programs if confirmed.

Rowan, a prominent Magill critic and the chair of the Wharton Board of Advisors, is a candidate to be appointed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of the Treasury.

Professors John Lapinski, Matthew Levendusky, Marc Meredith, and Diana Mutz discussed their thoughts on the election and had a Q&A session with an audience of about 100 undergraduates and faculty.

If confirmed, Clayton would oversee the most prestigious U.S. attorney’s office in the country and oversee the high-profile criminal cases against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. 

Dershowitz praised Penn Hillel and the University for hosting him, noting that he has not been able to speak at Harvard University since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel. 

Musk and Trump — two of Penn's most prominent alumni — were unlikely allies as recently as two years ago, when Musk wrote that Trump should "hang up his hat & sail into the sunset."

Following the reelection of 1968 Wharton graduate, former President, and President-elect Donald Trump, the cultural resource centers explained the importance of continuing to support students regardless of election results.

The Associated Press called the race for McCormick on Nov. 7, projecting that he would defeat Casey by less than 30,000 votes.

The data shows that a vast majority of the $12,065 in donations from Penn administrators have gone toward Democratic causes during the 2024 cycle.

Jay Clayton — who is a 1988 Engineering graduate and 1993 Carey Law School graduate — previously served as the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first presidency.

Stefanik gained national attention in fall 2023 as a leading figure in the House education committee's investigation into how universities, including Penn, were responding to campus antisemitism.