They praise Gutmann for her interest in social justice.
She is the founding director of Princeton's University Center for Human Values--debating issues of democracy, education, ethics and the value of human life.
While Gutmann has had no direct contact with Princeton's version of PSLM--Students for Progressive Education and Action--PSLM members say her interests seem to mesh with their own.
"She sounds like a marvelous academic," Elfenbein says. "We really need someone who can combine principled academics with principled actions."
McKean says he agrees.
"Gutmann has the most possibility," he says. "From a perspective of who would be most open to our ideas, it would seem like she would be the most likely candidate."
But even a history of interest in social justice will not necessarily translate into action, McKean says.
"People change in positions of power," he says. "It's hard to act on ideals."
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