Columbia Journalism School Announces Beau Jessup’s Death

Columbia Journalism School announced that student Beau Jessup had died at 27, prompting tributes from the university and others. Jessup, the daughter of British actress Lisa Maxwell and Paul Jessup, was studying for a journalism master’s degree in New York. The school said it was working with her family to offer support and assistance.

The university’s statement did not give a cause or circumstances of death. The supplied reporting says neither has been publicly disclosed. Jessup’s family has not publicly commented in the reports, and the school’s announcement is the principal account of her death.

After Jessup’s death, Columbia News published an interview with her that had been conducted in October. The university said it did so with her family’s permission. The interview had been edited and reviewed by Jessup before her death, according to the school’s account.

In the interview, Jessup discussed her interest in reporting on people and their experiences. She said growing up with a television actress as a mother had made her attentive to the gap between people’s lives and the stories told about them. She was interested in how journalism could illuminate experience, while also...