GETTY TRUSTEE RESIGNS

Steven B. Sample, president of the University of Southern California, has resigned from the board of the J. Paul Getty Trust, in Los Angeles, just a year-and-a-half into his four-year term, reports the Associated Press. In a brief resignation letter, Mr. Sample said his responsibilities at the university “make it impossible for me to continue” as a Getty trustee. During his term, the trust faced numerous controversies, most recently an investigation by the state attorney general into the spending practices of former Getty President Barry Munitz.