Noel Um Research Concentrations Migration, Globalization and Transnational Processes, Decolonizing Education, Equity Literacy Regions Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Northeast US Biography Noël Um is a PhD student in Applied Anthropology, which is a joint degree between Columbia Anthropology and Teachers College. Education Columbia University, MA in Anthropology, 2018 Carnegie Mellon University, BA in History, 2016