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Historian Audrey Truschke faces threats, Rutgers University extends support to her
Some students of the university alleged that the historian was defaming Hindus due to her ‘inherently prejudiced views’. Updated Mar 09, 2021 · 06:29 pm A file photo of Audrey Truschke. | twitter/AudreyTruschke
The Rutgers University of New Jersey on Monday extended solidarity to historian Audrey Truschke, saying that the institute emphatically supported her academic freedom in pursuing her scholarship, abhorred the vile messages and threats that were being directed at her, and called for an immediate end to them.
The statement came after some students of the Hindu community expressed concern about the views expressed by Truschke, who is an associate professor of history at Rutgers University, alleging that the historian taught students that “Hinduism is inherently oppressive, racist, misogynistic and violent”.
Rutgers University Stands By Audrey Truschke After Online Attacks, Statement from Hindu Group
The university has also said that it will begin a dialogue with members of the Hindu community who are studying at Rutgers.
Audrey Truschke. Photo: Twitter
Rights09/Mar/2021
New Delhi:Â Rutgers University in Newark, US has issued a statement expressing support for Audrey Trucshke, who teaches South Asian history there, after people from the Hindu right-wing wrote an open letter to the varsity “expressing concerns” over the views she expressed on Twitter. In addition to this open letter that was reportedly signed by more than 5,000 people, the historian was subjected to a vicious online campaign and a number of violent threats.