Higher Learning is a 1995 English-language Crime Drama motion picture written and directed by John Singleton and produced by John Singleton and Paul Hall. People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus. Higher learning features Jennifer Connelly in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Ice Cube, Omar Epps, Michael Rapaport, Kristy Swanson, Laurence Fishburne and Jason Wiles. The music was composed by Stanley Clarke. The motion picture has a running time of 129 minutes. It was released on 11th January 1995. The motion picture made a box office gross of $38 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Columbia Pictures.