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”.