Carol A. Mullen, PhD, is professor and chair of educational leadership and cultural foundations at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She has won awards for excellence in teaching and research, and is an internationally known scholar in mentoring and graduate education. Mullen is the co-author of Educational Leadership at 2050: Conjectures, Challenges, and Promises and author of Climbing the Himalayas of School Leadership: The Socialization of Early Career Administrators.