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NCWU Generates Over $209 Million in Economic Impact

North Carolina Wesleyan University (NCWU) continues to be a vital economic driver in Central and Eastern North Carolina, contributing $209.3 million to the regional economy in fiscal year 2022-23, according to a recent economic impact study performed by Lightcast. The report highlights NCWU’s role in job creation, business development, and workforce readiness, supporting 2,316 jobs […]

A Day for Wesleyan Giving Campaign- March 25th

ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA – On March 25, 2025, friends and alumni of NC Wesleyan will have an opportunity to show their Bishop Pride and support the University during its six annual, 24-hour day of giving campaign, A Day for Wesleyan WHAT IS A DAY FOR WESLEYAN? This is a day when all NC Wesleyan […]

Wesleyan Hosts GLF Scholarship Luncheon

North Carolina Wesleyan University (NCWU) proudly hosted the Annual Golden LEAF Foundation Luncheon on March 13 at The Dunn Center, celebrating the strong partnership between the two institutions. The event honored both past scholarship graduates and new recipients, highlighting the impact of the Golden LEAF Foundation (GLF) on student success. The luncheon opened with a […]

Bishops Bond with Donors

North Carolina Wesleyan University (NCWU) welcomed their generous donors for a time to fellowship, dine and meet face-to-face the students whose lives they are making a difference in. The Battling Bishop Brunch Scholarship Appreciation event was held on Thursday, February 27in the Dunn Center on campus. In attendance were several sponsors, including Gold Sponsor North […]

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mon24mar(mar 24)8:00 amfri28(mar 28)12:00 pmEarly Registration for Fall 2025 Classes

mon24mar3:00 pmFourth Monday ColloquiumDr. Katrina Sweet

wed26mar3:00 pmDr. Suzanna Geiser - DiscussionSpring 2025 Humanities Speaker Series

thu27mar6:30 pmthu7:30 pmSQWIRE with Danijel VelickiPractical Skills Academy

mon31mar3:00 pmBetsy Hester and Robin Couto - PresentationAuthor Discussion with Q&A

Event Details

At 3:00pm on Monday, March 31st, we will be hosting local authors Betsy Hester and Robin Couto for a presentation with Q&A on their recent book: Twenty-One Boxes: Robin’s Story and the Tragedy of the Edenton Seven. We would like to invite and encourage you to attend. The case is fascinating on many levels and continues to serve as a cautionary tale of misinformation, social contagion, and faulty law enforcement procedures. Robin Couto’s first-hand experience as one of the defendants is deeply moving.

About the book:

In 1989, the Little Rascals Day Care in Edenton, North Carolina, was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight. One day, the owner’s husband disciplined a boy at naptime, and soon an angry mother suggested that it was more than just a slap. Rumors quickly morphed into charges of unimaginable crimes against dozens of little children. Panic consumed the town, as the police, therapists, and parents relentlessly pressured the children who attended the day care to name their teachers responsible for multiple allegations of abuse. The Edenton Seven were caught up in the accusations, including nineteen-year-old teacher Robin Boles Byrum. She spent nearly a year in jail under an enormous bond meant to pressure her to “tell the truth” while she had a new baby at home. Eerily reminiscent of the hysteria that gripped Salem, Massachusetts, during the witch trials of the seventeenth century, the Little Rascals case ultimately became the longest and most expensive criminal trial in North Carolina history.

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