Vendler, a literary critic and distinguished Harvard University Professor. Brian Gallivan, actor and executive producer of sitcoms Sassy Gay Friend and The McCarthys. Dick Berggren, a motorsports announcer and editor, a former faculty member at the college. Linda McCarriston, an award-winning poet. Former professor at Vermont College, George Washington University, and Radcliffe College. Currently a professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In addition to serving on the advisory board, John F. Kennedy gave the college's commencement speech in 1949. References External links Official athletics website Former women's universities and colleges in the United States Universities and colleges in Boston Catholic universities and colleges in Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 1919 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur colleges and universities 1919 establishments in Massachusetts