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DIED. FRANK CONROY, 69, who laid the groundwork for modern confessional memoirs with his acclaimed 1967 debut Stop-Time, an unsentimental chronicle of his painfully nomadic, picaresque childhood; of colon cancer; in Iowa City. The sometime jazz pianist mentored scores of young writers, many of whom became successful novelists, during 18 years as head of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the country's most prestigious creative-writing program...
Families who qualify for full exemptions will save about $2,000 annually with the new program, said Yale spokesman Tom Conroy. Harvard’s system works out to about the same amount...
...Conroy said the Eli plan will affect “hundreds of families,” but declined to provide exact figures. He said the number of students who will qualify for increased aid under the new policy is “in the double digits” percentage-wise...
...Conroy said student feedback at an open forum held on campus last week held greater sway in shaping the policy shift...
...zero impact,” Conroy said...