Global Citizenship Education and Scholars for Syria: A Case Study Lisa Kretz, Kristen Fowler, Kendra Mehling, Gail Vignola and Jill Grifn. The University of Evansville ABSTRACT: Tis article gives a broad sense of existing debate about Global Citi- zenship Education (GCE) to help situate and contextualize a novel case study. Scholars for Syria originated at a small university in southern Indiana. Tis grassroots response to the turmoil in Syria bridges the gap between a seemingly distant crisis and a midwestern city in the United States. Te unique pedagogical and curricular dimensions of the case study work as a helpful framing device for facilitating exploration of debates about the shape of GCE, as well as providing new ways in which to imagine GCE curriculum, pedagogy, and embedding eth- ics into wider university initiatives. INTRODUCTION GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (GCE), as a concept and a practice, is becoming more widely recognized as an essential element of comprehensive student edu- cation given the trajectory of globalization. GCE remains a contested concept regarding what constitutes the best curriculum, policies, characterization of the concept, and general pedagogical approaches to use. In this article, we give a broad sense of existing debate about GCE to help situate and contextualize a novel case study of GCE. Scholars for Syria originated at a small, private, liberal arts university in southern Indiana, which had one of the largest Syrian student populations in the United States (US). Scholars for Syria grew as a grassroots response to the turmoil in Syria, with a special emphasis on bridging the gap between a seemingly distant crisis and a city in the midwestern US. As such, the impact of the migration of members of a confict-ridden society directly in- fuenced the shape of GCE in this educational context. Multiple populations of learners were drawn in through expansion of the traditional conception of a classroom. Te approach involves robust student engagement through an inter- disciplinary speaker series addressing the Syrian crisis, educational outreach to local schools, and university-level coursework. At its core, Scholars for Syria is Teaching Ethics Online First: doi: