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Joe Pitts

Joe Pitts is the CEO of Odyssey Consulting, where he focuses on issues such as higher education, economic development, and smoking-harm reduction.

Articles by Joe Pitts


How to Combat Financial-Aid Fraud

Every year, postsecondary institutions of all kinds distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in student financial aid across the United States—not to mention the tens of billions in aid allocated…


Higher-Ed Reform’s Coming of Age

On this we all agree: Higher education is in crisis. Rolling protests, rising tuition, and growing distrust have compelled elected officials to speak seriously about reforming our nation’s postsecondary education…


Should English Majors Pay Less?

Institutions of higher education are bracing for a crunch, if they aren’t experiencing one already. Slowing population growth, mounting skepticism of academia, and various other factors have provoked college leaders—at…