Jesse has concerns about the 16-year age gap, but agrees. Zibby invites Jesse back to campus, hinting that she has feelings for him. He is told that they have already hired his replacement. Meanwhile, Peter feels lost facing his upcoming retirement, and goes to the dean to ask to stay on. īefore Jesse leaves, Zibby asks to stay in touch through hand-written letters and they become closer. He also encounters his old romantics teacher, Judith Fairfield-a woman he has long admired-and meets the eccentric Nat, and Dean, a brilliant but depressed student who, like Jesse, always carries a book with him.

He spends the afternoon with her, walking around the campus discussing life, books, and music. They agree to have coffee together the next day. Jesse meets 19-year-old Zibby, a sophomore studying drama and the daughter of Peter's friends.Īfter the retirement dinner, Jesse stumbles upon a campus party where he runs into Zibby. Peter Hoberg, his former English professor, invites Jesse back to the college to attend his retirement ceremony. He believes the happiest time of his life was the years at his unnamed Ohio liberal arts college, where he could study uninterrupted, surrounded by others like him. Jesse Fisher, a 35-year-old college admissions officer in NYC who loves literature and language, is newly single and dissatisfied with his life and career. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. It tells the story of 35-year-old Jesse (Radnor) who has a romantic relationship with Zibby ( Elizabeth Olsen), a 19-year-old college student. Liberal Arts is a 2012 American comedy-drama film, written and directed by Josh Radnor.

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