Editing Higher Learning (section)

==Plot==
Kristen Connor, a friendly but naïve white woman from [[Orange County, California]], and Malik Williams, a black high-school track star on an athletic scholarship, both incoming freshmen at the fictional Columbus University, attend a dorm party hosted by Fudge White, a militant Afrocentric activist who has been attending the university for 6 years. Fudge's roommate Remy, a quiet white man from [[Boise, Idaho|Boise (Idaho)]] and fellow freshman who is studying to become an [[Engineer|engineer]], contacts campus police to break up the party due to the loud [[rap music]]. Fudge argues that the police unfairly target black students while ignoring white students playing loud "[[country music|hillbilly music]]".

Taryn, an openly [[LGBT|lesbian]] [[feminist]] junior, warns Kristen about walking alone at night on campus and invites her to join her student group. Meanwhile, Malik and Kristen both take a [[political science]] class taught by Maurice Phipps, a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] black man from the [[British West Indies]]. Phipps assigns his students a semester-long project of formulating their own [[Political ideologies in the United States|political ideologies]] instead of allowing others to categorize them.

A turning point occurs when [[Fraternities and sororities|frat boy]] Billy McDonald rapes Kristen, ignoring her refusal to have [[Non-consensual condom removal|sex without a condom]]. Monet, Kristen's roommate, discovers her crying and receives a racially offensive call from Billy; she then decides to seek help from Fudge, who recruits his friends to confront Billy at a frat party to severely assault him for the racist remark, and Kristen identifies Billy to the black students, who force him to apologize to Monet for racially insulting her during his phone call, unaware that he sexually assaulted Kristen. Shortly afterwards, Kristen joins Taryn's student group, confiding in her about the rape, and Taryn encourages her to report the crime. As they grow closer, Kristen begins developing romantic feelings for Taryn. Eventually, Kristen decides to continue a relationship with Wayne, a college student and roommate of Malik she was already dating before meeting Taryn.

When Remy criticizes Fudge's habit of constantly disrupting his studies with loud music, Fudge mockingly threatens him. He moves out and gets a new Jewish roommate named David Isaacs, but his frustration grows when Malik mocks him after winning a video game. Shortly afterwards, feeling increasingly isolated from his peers at the University, Remy befriends a group of [[White supremacy|white supremacists]] led by Scott Moss, who live close to the Campus; influenced by their [[neo-nazi]] racist beliefs, he eventually joins their ranks as a [[White power skinhead|Nazi skinhead]].

After Malik confronts Phipps over a dismal grade on a midterm essay and accuses him of selling out to the white establishment, Phipps explains the various spelling and grammar errors and emphasizes the importance of taking personal responsibility. He shares with Malik his perspective that black people have to work twice as hard to triumph over societal prejudice and to attain the same socio-economic status as white people as well. Afterwards, Malik improves his writing skills with the help of his girlfriend, fellow track athlete Deja, and learns valuable lessons about self-improvement.

Conversely, Remy's hatred and racism escalate as he pulls a gun on Malik and David, using racial slurs. He eventually drops out of the university and, encouraged by his Neo-Nazi friends, attacks with a [[sniper rifle]] from a rooftop during a peace festival organized by Kristen and Monet. Deja is killed and Malik finds and beats Remy before being himself violently restrained and beaten by the campus police, who ironically forget about Remy's presence until he pulls a pistol. While suffering a [[nervous breakdown]] Remy tries to apologize for his actions, laments that he will never become an engineer, and (in a last effort to avoid further humiliation and imprisonment) commits suicide in front of Malik and the police by shooting himself in the mouth.

Later on at night, the racist skinheads gather in Scott Moss' apartment, eagerly waiting to hear news from Remy, while confident that there is nothing to connect the former to either Moss or his skinheads. The group then watch a TV news report of the university shooting and Remy's death. The neonazis celebrate Remy's actions, hailing him as a hero, making the [[nazi salute]] and loudly chanting "[[White pride|white power]]", while Moss quietly sits back and slowly starts to smile.

In the aftermath of the shooting, Malik discusses his future with Phipps, explaining that he feels discouraged and unsure about continuing his studies after all that has happened. Phipps expresses trust in Malik's judgment and future choice. Malik and Kristen, who have previously had minimal interaction with each other, have a conversation near a converted [[Christopher Columbus]] statue, reflecting on the recent events. While Kristen believes the shooting was her fault for organizing the peace festival, Malik reassures her that she is not to blame, and that it was the right thing to do at the time, before walking away from the campus, leaving his fate at the university undisclosed. The film concludes with Fudge, Taryn, and others graduating from Columbus University. The closing shot features Professor Phipps walking beneath the American flag, with the caption "Unlearn" superimposed over it.