Ronald C. Brown, formerly a Professor of Law on the Faculty of William and Mary School of Law, joined the faculty at the University of Hawaii, where he has served as Associate Dean and as Director of the university's Center for Chinese Studies. He has worked in China under the USIA's Professional-in-Residence Program, has served as a consultant with the World Bank, was a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar teaching at Peking University and Tsinghua University law schools, and has lectured throughout Asia on comparative labor law topics. Professor Brown currently serves as an active labor arbitrator. His teaching specialties include labor and employment law, employment discrimination law, arbitration, Chinese law, Asian international and comparative labor and employment law, and U.S.-China labor and employment law. He has authored numerous articles and published a book entitled Understanding Chinese Courts and Legal Process: Law with Chinese Characteristics.