A screening of “Higher Learning,” the John Singleton film that presents a college campus as a racial and ideological war zone, will open the 2019-2020 Convocation Series on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m., in Williams Center Room S204 at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

In the 1995 film, students from different countries, races and social backgrounds are forced to integrate when they enroll in a fictitious campus that serves as a metaphor for America itself, Mr. Singleton explained in a PBS interview. It follows three first-year students and deals with sexuality, rape and racism.

It was the third film made by Singleton, whose trailblazing 1991 “Boyz n the Hood” earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Singleton passed away earlier this year.

A short presentation by Robert Dahlgren, associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction, and a question/answer discussion, will follow the screening.

The presentation in the Convocation Series “Ivory Tower Misfits: Images of Higher Education and College Professors in Hollywood Films” and is free and open to the public. Popcorn will be served.