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.