Forget reaching across the aisle — College freshmen David Barr Engel and Jesse Blanco only have to reach across the dorm room to encounter someone whose political beliefs differ from their own.

Faculty from all four undergraduate schools signed the letter, which highlighted the passage of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an immigration policy implemented in 2012 to grant undocumented immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 with temporary protection from deportation.

Some Republicans at Penn are more optimistic than others about a Trump presidency.

A Penn graduate claims to have “laid the foundation” for gaining 23 million votes for Donald Trump prior to the election.

The rise of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump came as a shock to many, but even more shocking was his win in the general election.

Student protests criticizing the administration are both anti- and pro-administration, according to Graduate School of Education professor Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman.

Wharton professor J. Scott Armstrong and political science professor Marc Meredith spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian this week about the failure of polling. 

“There will be times when I disagree with Donald Trump, and when I disagree I will say so," Toomey said. 

Several students left the polls disappointed by not being able to vote on Election Day.

While some professors charged through the curriculum, others paused to reflect on the election.

Two days following the victory of the President-elect Donald J. Trump, four faculty members of the Political Science Department spoke at a panel to discuss and unpack the outcomes of the 2016 presidential election.

23 students replied to a Canvas post, imploring their marketing professor to postpone an exam.

Once it was apparent that Trump had won, some political groups were pleased with Tuesday’s outcome while others were incited to action.

Groups and cultural organizations across campus held events to bring students and faculty together for discussion.

Students marched along Walnut Street as they chanted “Not my president” and held up signs that read “Love trumps hate.”

Penn President Amy Gutmann released a statement at the meeting where she criticized the "bitter" election, but did not mention Donald Trump by name. 

In the aftermath of the 45th presidential election, tension and anxiety are heavy in the campus atmosphere.