Sandy Hausman
Charlottesville Bureau ChiefSandy Hausman joined the Radio IQ team in 2008 after living and working in Chicago for 30 years. Since then, she's won numerous national and regional awards for her prolific coverage of the environment, criminal justice, research and happenings at the University of Virginia. Sandy is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Michigan. Contact Sandy at shausman@vt.edu.
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When it comes to the subject of America’s presidency, the Miller Center at UVA is a trusted resource. Now, it’s stepping up to confront growing problems with this country’s top office and our political system. -
Americans first celebrated George Washington’s birthday in 1885 and in 1971 decided to honor all of our commanders-in-chief with President’s Day. Next week, staffers at Monticello will mark the birth of Thomas Jefferson with talks by an actor who has spent more than four decades studying and interpreting the man. -
The Department of Homeland Security is holding more than 70-thousand people in ICE detention centers. If they want to make phone calls or have video visits, their friends or relatives must deal with a for-profit company called Getting Out. -
Defenders of the Manassas Battlefield in Northern Virginia have won a victory in the on-going fight to prevent a massive data center development next door, and they’re now asking the county, which originally approved the plan, not to appeal. -
It’s been a disappointing season for some college basketball fans. UVA’s women made it to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2000 but lost to Texas Christian by a score of 69-79.There’s still hope for another Virginia team next weekend. The division III Mary Washington Eagles will take on Emory in the NCAA championship. Their success comes as a surprise to some. -
It’s been 30 years since Virginia abolished parole, and since then our prison population has gotten older. That’s why, last year, the Department exceeded its budget for medical care by $23 million, prompting a hiring freeze that left many correctional centers without enough guards. Now, state lawmakers have taken a big step toward reducing the number of people behind bars. -
About 200 people marched on Charlotteville’s downtown mall Sunday in support of immigrants. Sandy Hausman was there and filed this report: -
As Governor Abigail Spanberger took office, the two top men at Virginia’s Department of Corrections announced they were leaving. Now, there are more changes in the ranks.
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Many communities are protesting plans for data centers here in Virginia, and now a group that works to protect national parks is joining the chorus of complaints. -
New research from the University of Virginia shows people who have serious cases of COVID-19 or influenza face another risk after they’ve recovered.
