Building a University Where Academic Excellence Can Flourish. Many business leaders have repeatedly asked Nido Qubein to chronicle how a small college in North Carolina rose to national attention and grew substantially in spite of the Great Recession of 2008 and the coronavirus in 2020.It describes how High Point University innovatively and courageously grew in size, academic stature, and fiscal strength.Leaders wanted to study the lessons learned and principles followed to completely transform HPU into a thriving institution and to apply those principles in their organizations. Nido Qubein left a prosperous business career and returned to lead his alma mater at a much-needed time in its history.He leads his team to nurture a God, family, and country university focused on providing the perfect balance between intellectual discovery and practical life skills.Through pertinent anecdotes and useful strategies, readers will learn how to think differently about processes and implement the initiatives needed