Dr. Barbara Day

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Barbara K. Day is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where she teaches the International Transactions Clinic. She has extensive experience in international development finance and is currently a consultant for an International Development Finance Institution. Previously, Barbara worked at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for 16 years, holding various roles including project attorney and associate general counsel. During her tenure, she focused on investment funds and served as the acting head of the Investment Funds Department. Barbara was instrumental in standardizing requirements for anticorruption and due diligence for investment funds transactions and led the legal work related to restructuring OPIC's investment funds products. Before OPIC, she was a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, where her practice concentrated on business transactions and insolvencies.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science