Janice R. Bellace

Janice R. Bellace is the Deputy Provost of the University of Pennsylvania and the Director of the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business. Her primary appointment is in the Wharton School of Business in the Legal Studies department; she has a secondary appointment in the Management department. She has held the Samuel Blank Chair in Legal Studies since 1996. She is the author of numerous academic books, chapters, articles and papers; her research interests are in the field of labor and employment law, particularly international labor law.

Education

Bellace received her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (in 1971 and 1974 respectively) and holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics, which she attended as a Thouron Scholar.

Academic career

Bellace returned to Penn in 1977 to begin her academic career. Since that time she has held multiple positions in the school. She became Vice Dean for the Undergraduate Division of Wharton in 1990 and Deputy Dean in 1994. In 1999, after stepping down as Deputy Dean she spent time in Singapore and became the founding president of the Singapore Management University. Following her sabatical she returned to Penn and became the Associate Provost of the university in 2004, rising to the position of Deputy Provost in 2006.

Notable Leadership Roles

In addition to her work at Penn, Bellace is a member of the ILO Committee of Experts. She is on the board of trustees for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Methodist Hospital. She continues her relationship with Singapore Management University as a member of the board. She is on the UAW Public Review Board. Additionally, she was recently announced as the President-Elect of the International Industrial Relations Association. Her term will commence in 2009, culminating with the 16th IIRA World Congress in 2012.

Books

*"Labour Law at the Crossroads: Changing Employment Relationships." (Kluwer Law International, 1997). (with M.G. Rood)
*"Business and its legal environment" (Prentice-Hall, 1983). (with Thomas Dunfee and Arnold Rosoff)