<p>Part One of our interview with the dean of CNSM, Dr. Curtis Bennett. Here are the questions covered in this part: </p>
<p><strong>Can you please introduce yourself? (name, years at CSULB, classes that you taught, where did you go to school?)</strong></p>
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<li><strong>What exactly does the dean of a college do?<br>
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<li><strong>How long were you a professor before you became the dean of CNSM?<br>
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<li><strong>Why did you choose to study math? What was your math journey like (Was it easy or difficult? In times of difficulty, what made it worth the struggle?)<br>
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<li><strong>Did you ever have a semester that made you consider not being a mathematician?<br>
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<li><strong>Was there anything as an undergraduate that helped you prepare for grad school?<br>
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<li><strong>What do you think makes pure math and applied math different?<br>
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<li><strong>For students going into a math program but unsure which field to go into, what would you say the most important classes for each discipline?<br>
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