Kimiya is a second-year Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) student concentrating in Global Politics and Security. She graduated from Wellesley College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies. She focuses on the Middle East, and the intersection between law and foreign policy. Most recently, she worked at the Bahá’í World Centre in Israel. She has also worked at the U.S. Department of State, Department of Justice, and American Enterprise Institute.

"I chose MSFS because everyone—the students, faculty, and alumni, regardless of their specific career interests—is genuinely committed to service.”

Publications

Haghighi, Kimiya. (2016). “The Iranian Bahá’ís: Iran’s Largest Religious Minority and Chief Scapegoat”, Wellesley College International Relations Council Journal.