Text Only Version	Author Alice Walker coming for King Convocation Alice Walker, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple, is coming to UCSC on January 23. She will be the keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation. Her appearance will be free and open to the public. More After September 11: related news, including information on a November 27 event, "Muslims in the Middle," featuring Agha Saeed, president of the American Muslim Alliance. (Saeed's visit has been cancelled because he was invited to attend a meeting that day with President Bush.)	Nov. 19-Dec. 2, 2001 Vol. 6, No. 15 UCSC administration provides update on the budget Gender differences in communication spotlighted Osterbrock honored for work on the history of astronomy News from the Regents meeting: Board approves 2002-03 UC budget, governor proposes mid-year budget cuts... UC deferred compensation program passed... Salary increases scaled back for top UC officials... New admissions plan OK'd. More Campus News: Staff Advisory Board and Chancellor Greenwood host staff forum December 3... Presentation on Silicon Valley Center November 28... Public meeting to discuss new engineering building EIR... Resident advisers hold conference... Fall Open Studios November 30... and more.