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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The Virginia Film Festival features a number of national and international productions, but it also celebrates this state. One documentary allows viewers to settle into the slow pace and scenic beauty of Tangier Island. -
At UVA, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her personal life, philosophy, Broadway and boxingIt’s rare that justices on the Supreme Court speak publicly, especially about their personal lives. But Ketanji Brown Jackson recently released a memoir, and she was invited to appear by her former law school roommate, who is now on the faculty at the University of Virginia. -
It’s called Multiple Choice and it profiles a unique approach— combining academics with vocational training at a time when artificial intelligence could cost many Americans their jobs. -
As part of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented people in this country, more than 750 men are now being held at a detention center in Farmville. It was recently purchased by a private company. Critics are worried the firm will skimp on medical care and food service to ensure a profit. -
Hundreds of people lined a half-mile stretch of Route 29 through Charlottesville Saturday, accusing Donald Trump of acting like a dictator and reminding him that the United States has been a place with no kings since 1776. Sandy Hausman was on hand for the protest and filed this report. -
The interim President of the University of Virginia and the school’s rector say they will not sign an agreement with the Trump Administration. The news came after hundreds of people filled the lawn at the University of Virginia to protest the proposed compact. -
The interim President of the University of Virginia has announced he will not sign an agreement with the Trump administration. The so-called "Compact for Academic Excellence" offered preferential consideration for federal funding if UVA and eight other schools agreed to change their policies to conform with conservative views. -
Americans have plenty to choose from when it comes to entertainment – hundreds of cable channels, streaming services and direct TV, but that hasn’t stopped a group of investors from bringing back an old-fashioned movie tradition – the drive-in. -
When the Trump administration asked nine universities – including the University of Virginia – to sign an agreement in exchange for preferential access to federal funding, it requested a response by October 20th.
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The retirement of an 88-year-old man might not seem like news, but one central Virginia community is celebrating him and the contributions he’s made to local history.
