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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.


  • New ‘HELPS’ heart health program

    Wake Forest’s Healthy Exercise and Lifestyle ProgramS (HELPS) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Spring semester’s new “Heart Health” program.  The Heart Health Program (HHP) is a 12-week program offered…

  • SACSCOC and faculty rosters

    As part of our 2026 SACSCOC reaffirmation of accreditation report, the University must demonstrate that all courses in the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms are taught by qualified instructors (SACSCOC…

  • Employee Wellbeing Week

    The Wellbeing Center invites all Reynolda Campus employees, business affiliate partners, retirees, and their partners/spouses to participate in the University’s Employee Wellbeing Week from Monday, Jan. 6 through Friday, Jan. 10.…

  • The power of looking back

    A message from Wake Forest’s Professional Development Center team Now that we are in the final month of 2024, it’s only natural that many of us look back on what this…

  • WFU winter break and temperature setback program

    Wake Forest University’s winter break and temperature setback program will begin the evening of Friday, Dec. 20, and end the morning of Monday, Jan. 6. The program will maintain building temperatures…