{"id":8483,"date":"2014-04-28T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/near-and-far-ahead\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:15:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:15:52","slug":"near-and-far-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/near-and-far-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Near and Far Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Near and Far Ahead<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  On opposite sides of the globe, this trio of alumni share a commonality: They believe in something bigger than themselves. 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In Los Angeles, Paul Cummins helps Lisa thrive after her abusive childhood. Ankur Poseria, who travels to the Himalayan foothills to film Moso villagers, learns to put the video camera down. On opposite sides of the Earth, these alumni work in local and global communities. But they share a commonality: They believe in something bigger than themselves. And they aren&rsquo;t afraid of challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"400\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" valign=\"top\" width=\"125\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1629\/feminism-a-family-affair\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Aulakh_125x125-1693.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"255\">\n<p><strong>Jasneet Aulakh &rsquo;13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aulakh is researching the role of women leaders in India and traveling to cities such as Jaipur, home of the Palace of the Winds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1629\/feminism-a-family-affair\/\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"400\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" valign=\"top\" width=\"125\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1699\/i-dwell-in-possibility\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Cummins_125x125-1693.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"255\"><strong>Paul Cummins <strong>&rsquo;<\/strong>67<br \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body-NationalNEW\">Cummins, who founded Coalition for Engaged Education, believes at-risk youth can improve if given the chance to express themselves through the arts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1699\/i-dwell-in-possibility\/\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"400\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" valign=\"top\" width=\"125\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1609\/on-lugu-lake\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Ankur_125x125-1693.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"255\"><strong>Ankur Poseria <strong>&rsquo;<\/strong>09<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body-NationalNEW\">Poseria is the executive producer of a film that documents the stories of the Moso people of China, including this <em>ama<\/em> or grandmother (right) as she rows in Lugu Lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1609\/on-lugu-lake\/\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Caption-CaslonitalNEW\"><a href=\"\/magazine\/\"><em><em>Read more stories from <\/em><\/em>USC Dornsife Magazine<em>&#8216;<em>s Spring-Summer 2014 issue<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On opposite sides of the globe, this trio of alumni share a commonality: They believe in something bigger than themselves. 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