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A Vow of Poverty

By EUGENE MCCORMACK

Sister Francesca Onley has led Holy Family University, in Philadelphia, for 23 years -- a remarkable run in a line of work in which the average tenure is not quite seven years. There are many reasons for her devotion. Salary isn't one of them.

As president for nearly half of the 50-year existence of the 2,800-student, Catholic, commuter university,...

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