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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.


  • Update on 6/11 off-campus shooting

    A message from Wake Forest Communications and External Relations Early morning, June 11, a Wake Forest University student was shot during an apparent robbery. The student is currently being treated in…

  • Community of support

    A message from Wake Forest University President Nathan Hatch Dear Wake Forest faculty, staff, and students, Like many of you, I woke up this morning to shocking news of a shooting…

  • Major construction to begin on the south side patio around Reynolda Hall

    This message is from Sam Binkley, Senior Project Manager, Facilities & Campus Services: The patio on the South Side of Reynolda Hall directly beside the entrance doors to the Pit cafeteria…

  • Proposals funded: Pauca, Silman, Von Burg

    Congratulations to Paul Pauca, associate professor of computer science, whose proposal entitled “2016 Boeing Analytics Research Scholar Program” has been funded by the Boeing Company.   Congratulations to Miles Silman, professor…

  • Update on the upcoming closure of Business 40

    The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Wake Forest University Police Department invite faculty and staff to attend a campus stakeholders’ update about the upcoming closure of Business 40 on…