Higher education programs around Mesa will take part in a celebration next week to let the public know what they have available.

In recent years, there have been some really good Oscar hosts like Hugh Jackman, some acceptable hosts like John Stewart, some disappointing hosts like Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin, and some flat-out horrendous hosts like James Franco & Anne Hathaway. Despite the best efforts of some, none have come close to capturing the same wit, timing, and showmanship of reoccurring hosts like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, or Billy Crystal. At the 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony however, Seth MacFarlane of “Ted” and “Family Guy” emerged as the single most entertaining first-time Oscar host of the 21st century.

Engineering, lessons on the elements of art in design and digital electronics could all lead to future careers for Mesa students.

East Valley students may have another higher education option in the next two years after Grand Canyon University announced plans to open a campus here.

In response to Mike Sakal’s piece on the sons of confederate vets: Mike you should have thought a little more than a cup of coffee before you wrote this piece on the confederate vets.

Girls volleyball coaches and athletic directors received an unwanted email from the Arizona Interscholastic Association and MaxPreps on Thursday morning.

It’s hard to fault local football coaches for being wary of the new power points algorithm.

Wilkes University has received approval from the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education to offer degree programs in Mesa.

In the next year, five new universities will start welcoming students to campuses in Mesa.

Upper Iowa University announced Thursday it has opened an education center in Mesa, becoming the fifth new college to join the city in the last year.

Mesa officials are expected to announce this week the fifth college to join the growing higher education ranks of the city.

Dirty political campaigns are as old as the Founding Fathers.

Westminster College has selected two key staff members as it works toward opening a downtown Mesa campus next year.

When Mesa officials asked more than 1,000 liberal arts colleges last year if they’d consider opening a Western branch campus, city officials had no idea how their unsolicited proposals would be received.

Mesa has secured a fourth liberal arts college for a planned higher education center that’s set to open downtown in the fall of 2013.