So the Borg is on the move at my alma mater. Resistance is futile –
Only a handful of universities — George Washington University is best known — offer graduate programs specifically tailored to campaigning. Political professionals often earn degrees in law, statistics or other specialties.
UF’s campaigning degree is distinct in that it combines a grounding in academic theory with practical lessons . . .UF’s 20-year-old program has grown recently from two or three students a year to groups of 10 or more. Graduates and interns are involved in races around the state this campaign season.
”The network keeps growing with every class,” said Jeremy Taylor, a second-year student from Sarasota.
This part is even more Borg-like imo –
“Though campaigns are popular internships for students, many in the program will go on to careers in corporate lobbying, fundraising and issue advocacy.
Craig said those areas have become so important that the political science department has considered changing the program’s name.”