Symposium organizers drew attention to a session earlier this month at the ACS national meeting in San Diego with a provocative title: “Is There a Crisis in Organic Chemistry Education?” But many of the speakers—most of whom work in academic publishing—responded with a “no,” threatening to deflate the advertised anxiety. Quite the contrary, they said. Never before have organic chemistry students and teachers had so many resources at their disposal: a wealth of textbooks, electronic study guides, and databases with tens of thousands of questions. But educators in the audience took issue with the speakers’ view. All those resources don’t mean there’s not a crisis, educators in the audience said. Organic chemistry is a tough subject for students. Figuring out the best way to teach it to time-strapped students continues to be a challenge, particularly as colleges and universities grapple with curriculum changes and the volatile chemistry employment market. The