Abstract: The title of this paper comes from a quote from Senator William Fulbright who sponsored legislation that resulted in the American Fulbright Scholar program, which is based upon a shared commitment by American leaders post World War II who believed everything possible should be done to prevent the horrific tragedy and destruction of that conflict. Fulbright said, “Our future is not in the stars but in our own minds and hearts. Creative leadership and liberal education, which in fact go together, are the first requirements for a hopeful future for humankind. Fostering these--leadership, learning, and empathy between cultures--was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program that I was privileged to sponsor in the U.S. Senate over forty years ago. It is a modest program with an immodest aim--the achievement in international affairs of a regime more civilized, rational and humane than the empty system of power of the past. I believed in that possibility when I began. I still do.\" [Fulbright, J.W. (1989, p. xi]. \n In the context of contemporary complexities of globalization, including widespread poverty, misuse of the environment, and violent conflict, societies at all levels need leaders who can think beyond current conditions to leadership that is grounded in moral principles or “behavior connected to something greater than ourselves that relates to human and social development” (Fullan, 2004). School leaders from around the world, including professors who prepare them, can benefit from developing greater capacities to successfully address the challenges of the future.