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After 34 years at Wake Forest University, Associate Professor of Anthropology Steve Folmar sits down to reflect on a career defined by discovery and human connection. Originally intending to be a chemist, Folmar describes how one “eccentric” professor changed his life’s path, leading to decades of fieldwork and teaching.


  • WFU Emergency Response Training for faculty and staff

    The University Police Department, in collaboration with Wake Forest’s professional development team, has created an on-demand “Wake Alert Emergency Response Training” course. The video is designed to prepare Wake Forest University…

  • Comings and goings: August 2023

    See the August 2023 list of employees who joined or left the University. We look forward to working with new Wake Forest employees and appreciate the service of those who have…

  • Conflicts of Interest Disclosure coming next week

    Wake Forest is committed to meeting the highest ethical and legal standards and has an annual requirement for disclosing any actual or potential conflicts of interest or commitment, as defined in…

  • Wake Forest takes next steps with Campus Memorial Project

    A message from Provost and Presidential Endowed Chair of Southern History Michele Gillespie and Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Professor of Counseling José Villalba  Dear Members of the Wake Forest…

  • Safety Advisory: Vehicle break-ins

    In the past week, University police have received a number of reports of vehicle break-ins. Three were in Deacon Place Apartments (on the corner of Long Dr. and University Pkwy.). Three…