Recent Articles by
Mike Mather
July 21, 2022
About 100 rising seventh- and eighth-graders from Charlottesville and Albemarle County spent a few weeks at UVA learning about the University as part of a new college and career exploration program.
July 12, 2022
Alumnus Mason Hereford, who was a competitor on Netflix’s reality cooking show, “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend,” credits his time in Charlottesville for his love of sandwiches, his signature dish.
July 07, 2022
When Ron Carey was a UVA defensive lineman, a coach told him he should go into business. He did, and the company that he now heads as CEO just completed a documentary about a piece of Richmond history.
June 16, 2022
On the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, the Miller Center’s Ken Hughes discusses why Richard Nixon recorded conversations that led to his downfall.
June 15, 2022
Not long after the Watergate break-in and the Washington Post’s dogged pursuit of the story, public trust in journalism was at an all-time high. Now, it is near an all-time low. What happened?
June 13, 2022
Nora Neus, a UVA alumna and former local television reporter, conducted a haunting interview with a student survivor of the Uvalde massacre that made its way into the national debate.
May 26, 2022
Ahead of Memorial Day, a UVA nursing professor and retired Army officer shares her journey to identify missing service members.
May 22, 2022
More than 4,500 students received degrees Sunday on the final day of UVA’s graduation weekend, marking the first full – and sweltering – return since 2019 to the full custom of Final Exercises.
May 22, 2022
Dr. Taison Bell delivered prepared remarks to the Class of 2022 as the Sunday keynote speaker.
May 21, 2022
For the first time since 2019, University students, families and friends gathered on the Lawn for Final Exercises.