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{{short description|1995  film by John Singleton}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Higher Learning
| image          = Higher Learning (movie).jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            =
| writer         = John Singleton
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jennifer Connelly]]
* [[Ice Cube]]
* [[Omar Epps]]
* [[Michael Rapaport]]
* [[Kristy Swanson]]
* [[Laurence Fishburne]]
}}
| director       = [[John Singleton]]
| producer       = John Singleton<br/>Paul Hall
| music          = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| cinematography = [[Peter Lyons Collister]]
| editing        = Bruce Cannon
| studio         = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| distributor    = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| released       = {{Film date|1995|01|11}}
| runtime        = 127 minutes
| country        = United States
| budget         =
| gross          = $38.3 million
}}
'''''Higher Learning''''' is a 1995 American [[crime drama|crime drama film]] written and directed by [[John Singleton]] and starring an [[ensemble cast]]. The film follows the changing lives of three incoming freshmen at the fictional Columbus University: Malik Williams ([[Omar Epps]]), a track star who struggles with academics; Kristen Connor ([[Kristy Swanson]]), a shy and naive girl; and Remy ([[Michael Rapaport]]), a lonely and confused man seemingly out of place in his new environment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Violence Erupts in Opening Week of 'Higher Learning' |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 20, 1995 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-20-ca-22364-story.html |access-date=June 3, 2012 |first=Richard |last=Natale |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812153735/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-20/entertainment/ca-22364_1_higher-learning |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film also featured [[Tyra Banks]]'s first performance in a theatrical film. [[Laurence Fishburne]] won an [[NAACP Image Award]] for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture"; [[Ice Cube]] was also nominated for the award. This was the last film appearance of Dedrick D. Gobert, who was shot dead in 1994 prior to the film's release.

The exterior shots and outdoor scenes were shot on the campus of [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA) while the interiors were shot at [[Sony Pictures Studios]].