The Syrian refugee crisis is provoking timely discussions on human rights, immigration, and national security. How do we broach these issues in the classroom, make them accessible to our students, and offer impactful, yet sensitive, lessons? In this workshop, Mina Hogsett, a third-year doctoral student in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, and Ashley Davis, MEd and Manager of Educational Services at Snapology, will present original research from their time in Germany, on a Nationality Rooms Scholarship. They will discuss pedagogical approaches for teaching cultural competency through the use of interview transcripts they recorded on the personal stories of Syrian teenagers living in Germany. Please register at the event website. This workshop will precede a 3-day symposium (3/27-3/29) entitled Taking Refuge, organized by Theater Arts, GSC, CERIS, Classics, and the Humanities Center. Taking Refuge features lunch and evening play readings, film screenings, and faculty speakers on the impossible choices faced by Syrian citizens. For more information, contact Lisa Bromberg.