A close friend of the three Muslim students slain in Chapel Hill in 2015 will bring a multimedia performance he created in their honor to the UNC campus in the spring.

Last year, student interns at the Southern Oral History Program interviewed 16 of the “Black Pioneers,” African-Americans who attended UNC-Chapel Hill from 1952 to 1972 and were the first students to desegregate the University.

“Poetry is a transformative art form that compels people to think, to reflect and to engage. ” More from Mohammad Moussa.

“It is an exploration of my life through the whirlwind of hip-hop and poetry. ” More from Kane Smego.

“Spoken word poetry and oral storytelling are at the core of what it means to be human.” More from Will McInerney.

The Process Series, which just finished its eighth season, is a very different kind of performance series. Think of it as an arts laboratory, an incubator where works-in-progress are shown to an audience, often for the first time.

The legacy and impact of World War I will be explored during a yearlong, interdisciplinary conversation at UNC during the 2014-2015 academic year.