Jason Whitehead — College Years

Jason Whitehead — College Years

I was born and raised just up the 405 in the Carson/Wilmington area.  I am a first-generation university student from a working-class family.  So when it came time to pick a college, I needed one that was affordable but that would also provide me with the intellectual stimulation I would need to pursue law school or some other form of graduate school.  So I came to the Beach!  I earned my bachelor’s degree in political science from this very department in which I now serve as a professor.   It was a great choice for me in so many ways — I competed on our nationally competitive debate team, I spent lots of late nights discussing political theory with fellow students, and I developed a passion for law that has remained with me to this day.