Dr. Grace Blumberg

Professor

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Biography

Grace Blumberg is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at UCLA School of Law with a distinguished career in legal education and scholarship. She received her B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1960, J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1971, and LL.M. from Harvard in 1974. Blumberg joined the UCLA faculty in 1979 after serving as a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School and spending five years on the faculty at SUNY Buffalo. Her research primarily focuses on marital property, family law, and social welfare law. Blumberg authored significant legal texts, including 'Community Property in California' and 'Blumberg's California Family Code Annotated', contributing to modern legal understanding and practice. In addition to her scholarly writings, she served as the Reporter for the American Law Institute's 'Principles of Law of Family Dissolution' and has been involved in numerous legal reforms and publications in family law. Blumberg has received several accolades for her teaching, including the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching and UCLA's Distinguished Teaching Award. Her contributions extend to various amicus curiae briefs in notable California Supreme Court cases, significantly impacting family law jurisprudence.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.