The Department of Classics mourns the tragic death of Raffaella Cribiore— papyrologist, social historian, cultural historian of education, and wonderful friend. A native of Milan, Raffaella wrote her dissertation at Columbia with Roger Bagnall (1993); this formed the basis of her acclaimed Writing, Teachers, and Students in Graeco-Roman Egypt (1996). Her interest in education led to a further book, the Goodwin Prize-winning Gymnastics of the Mind (2004), and several more works on Libanius. Her expertise in papyrology is reflected in her long-standing curation of the extensive papyrological holdings at Columbia, At the time of her death, Raffaella was Professor of Classics at NYU. Her warmth, wit, and whole person will be immensely missed.