A Slice with 'Dice
A Slice with ’Dice is a weekly podcast exploring leadership, talent development, and the human side of high-performing systems. Drawing on decades of experience in gifted education and public leadership, host Corey Alderdice examines how institutions identify potential, navigate change, and create cultures where people can thrive. Each episode blends thoughtful reflection with practical insight for educators, leaders, and anyone interested in how talent and transformation intersect in real-world settings.
A Slice with 'Dice
Latest Episodes
Rebuilding Trust in Colleges Isn’t a PR Problem
Higher education doesn’t have a messaging problem—it has a trust problem. And the more openly institutions acknowledge that reality, the more complicated the path forward becomes.Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and tra...
Teacher Appreciation Week Got Meme-ed by the US Dept. of Education
A Teacher Appreciation Week meme campaign from the U.S. Department of Education may have been designed for engagement, but its fictional teacher choices revealed something deeper about how educators are feeling right now. Beneath the nostalg...
Not Faster—Fuller: What Early College Credit Makes Possible
Curiosity isn’t disappearing from higher education—it’s being squeezed by cost, structure, and the pressure to get it right the first time. But what if the very tools designed to accelerate students could instead give that curiosity room to ...
STARS College Network and the Future of Rural Talent
Some students grow up surrounded by opportunity so constantly that college feels like the next obvious step. For many small-town and rural students, though, the challenge is not a lack of talent, but the quieter difficulty of seeing ambitiou...
Belonging Is Not an Accident (Part III): Choice, Scale, and the Obligation to Design
Belonging cannot be a boutique advantage.If mentorship, purpose, depth, and engagement truly predict long-term success, then designing for belonging isn’t a marketing strategy — it’s a moral obligation.Corey Alderdice, a na...