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Ash Wilson

A university leader on LGBTQ, gender and diversity issues has been named the new director of the University of Kansas’ Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.

Ash Wilson began serving as the new director late last month, KU announced in a recent press release. The center “advocates for livability, fosters wellness, critically educates and creates connections with and for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff alongside the broader KU community,” according to the KU release.

Wilson comes to the role having served as president of Sexuality and Gender Diversity Faculty Staff Council, which provides a variety of support to faculty and staff on campus.

Wilson has been at KU since 2017, and previously served as an assistant director of Student Housing.

“I helped adapt housing procedure to make housing assignments more inclusive, created various social programs to serve the QT population, as well as created educational opportunities to train 200-plus staff,” Wilson said. “Building a community, hosting social gatherings and being a model for the QT community has been a hallmark of my time here.”