Gerald Roland is the head of the Economics department that sponsors my financial wealth class.

The one that was cancelled and left 150 students scrambling for units and impossible reader refunds.

The one that was my favorite class.

Dear Mr. Roland,

I am a first-year at Berkeley, so all of this is very new to me and I
apologize if emailing the head of department is not allowed. I hope this
will be read.

I signed up for Professor Wycliffe’s Accumulating Wealth DeCal class to
fulfill my units as an undergraduate full-time student. I depend heavily
on financial aid because I have a single mother. I had reluctantly bought
the required $60.00 reader, but now that the class is cancelled I wasted
that money.

It is to my knowledge that the Economics Department plans to do nothing
about the 150 students in the class and the purchased reader. It was
difficult for me to get classes this semester, much harder now that it has
started. I really loved this class, so I even signed up for Professor’s
other class which will also be cancelled. I do not know what to do. Like
any Berkeley student, I am constantly stressed and this dilemma adds to my
disappointment.

I always thought Berkeley was a place where students had endless
possibilities and resources. It was a place of culture and freedom. It was
the school that people chose even if they got into Stanford. The classes
are great, Professor Wycliffe’s are awesome! I always worked hard in
school, but this is the first time I enjoyed it so much. For the first
time in my educational career, I am passionate enough about a class to
fight for it. I really do love his classes and his teaching, so please,
please, please see if you can do anything to get it running again.

Sorry for the long email, I know you must be drowned with work.
I sincerely want to keep my hope in Berkeley and the democracy it stands for.

Thank you,
Cecilia Chu