The 2019 Spring Ackerman Lecture features Cristina Jimenez, a community organizer, strategists and freedom fighter. She is the Executive Director and Co-founder of United We Dream (UWD), the largest immigrant youth-led network in the United States. A CUNY alumni, Cristina holds a master’s degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from Baruch College Marxe School of Public and International Affairs and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science and Business from Queens College.