The College's investigation into the "potential breach" of student data is ongoing, Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Scott Hood said. An investigative firm, brought in by the College to examine how a former administrator's personal files were left open and accessible to anyone with a Bowdoin username, will release a preliminary report on April 29. A folder in the name of Caitlin Gutheil, the former student health program administrator who departed Bowdoin last month, was left open, exposing files that included student health insurance information and student Social Security numbers.
Until the firm releases its report, all College employees contacted for comment referred the Orient to a statement released last week. "We really must finish the investigation before commenting further," Hood said.