LeConté Dill is an associate professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Michigan State University.

LeConté Dill is an associate professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Michigan State University.

The MSU Diversity Research Network funded LeConté Dill’s project working with Black women in student and staff roles to better understand how community-building and wellness practices are supported through physical spaces and time together.

Faculty in the MSU Department of African American and African Studies tied curriculum with the Nurture Your Roots program at the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden on campus. As part of their coursework, students developed reflection exercises at stations throughout the garden that invite visitors to connect their mind and body with nature and practices of well-being.