Read a recent article from Inside Higher Ed, Elements of Success in Online Education, by Ashley Mowreader and featuring CHEPP’s recent report on learner-centered design and why being online by design is critical to student success. The article details a first-of-its-kind framework for learner-centered design in higher education and details why being online by design is a key part of supporting learner needs for flexible multi-modal higher education. As a growing number of learners seek out flexible programs, it is more important than ever that higher education policy prioritizes learner-centered design and multimodal pathways, including online.