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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With a shortage of correctional officers, some Virginia prisons are taking a surprising new approach to discipline – forcing inmates to police one another. If they don’t, everyone is punished. -
A federal case heard in Virginia could make it harder for the government to detain and deport some immigrants. It’s part of a trend according to one lawyer who says courts are not happy. -
When it comes to predicting the outcome of political campaigns, one Virginia scholar has a near perfect record. Now Larry Sabato's looking ahead with some surprising observations. -
Plans for a gas-burning power plant in Chesterfield County have made headlines and sparked protest, but less is known about another project -– this one in Fluvanna County. A Nebraska-based company hopes to build a facility large enough to power 1.5 million homes. -
College life is sometimes portrayed as a series of parties, but in truth it can be stressful. There are deadlines for papers and projects, exams and, of course, social issues. That’s why two professors and four students spent their summer creating a place for rest and reflection, inspired by a mountain hike. -
Before the assassination of Charlie Kirk, many people had not heard of his organization— Turning Point USA. The group reaches out to young voters. It also supports clubs for kids too young to vote. -
Tickets go on sale October 3rd, but the Virginia Film Festival is urging the public to go online now – to figure out which of more than 120 movies and documentaries they might like to see. -
The Gullah people are descendants of African slaves brought to the low country of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Their unique language and culture were preserved over decades of isolation. Now, that music is at the center of a performance Saturday in Charlottesville. -
The Department of Justice made headlines when it pushed for removal of UVA President Jim Ryan, threatening to withhold hundreds of millions in federal grants for research, but the DOJ isn’t the only agency critical of UVA. -
Christmas is more than two months away, but a dozen musicians in Albemarle County are already hard at work – rehearsing for a concert featuring sixty bells. Sandy Hausman reports on the Crozet Community Hand Bell Choir and the origin of their unique form of music.
