Professor Steve Folmar: A career reflection
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.
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Mary Lucal selected for Emerging Leaders Program
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2025-26 Wake Forest Fellows announced
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