Gougen also studied at the Northeastern University School of Law, which had a campus in Worcester, and the Sorbonne in Paris.

[3] After graduating from Holy Cross, Goguen became the head of the science department at Assumption College and taught there for almost a decade.

[1][3] During the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Goguen received a federal appointment as the deputy collector of internal revenue for Massachusetts.

[8] From 1946 to 1974, Goguen was the President General of Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique, a national fraternal order and social club for Franco-Americans.

Volpe's second nominee, Frank S. Giles, was confirmed by the council on July 20, 1961, ending Goguen's tenure as commissioner.