diff --git a/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_dashboard.scss b/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_dashboard.scss
index f37c772aef..002f35cf68 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_dashboard.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_dashboard.scss
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
           padding: 12px 0px;
           width: 100%;
 
-          a.university {
+          .university {
             background: rgba(255,255,255, 1);
             border: 1px solid rgb(180,180,180);
             @include border-radius(3px);
@@ -269,17 +269,14 @@
             color: $lighter-base-font-color;
             display: block;
             font-style: italic;
+            font-family: $sans-serif;
+            font-size: 16px;
             font-weight: 800;
             @include inline-block;
             margin-right: 10px;
+            margin-bottom: 0;
             padding: 5px 10px;
-
             float: left;
-
-            &:hover {
-              color: $blue;
-              text-decoration: none;
-            }
           }
 
           h3 {
@@ -392,18 +389,30 @@
         }
       }
 
-      &:hover {
+      > a:hover {
         .cover {
           .shade {
             background: rgba(255,255,255, 0.1);
             @include background-image(linear-gradient(-90deg, rgba(255,255,255, 0.3) 0%,
-                                                              rgba(0,0,0, 0.3) 100%));
+            rgba(0,0,0, 0.3) 100%));
           }
 
           .arrow {
             opacity: 1;
           }
         }
+
+        .info {
+          background: darken(rgb(250,250,250), 5%);
+          @include background-image(linear-gradient(-90deg, darken(rgb(253,253,253), 3%), darken(rgb(240,240,240), 5%)));
+          border-color: darken(rgb(190,190,190), 10%);
+
+          .course-status {
+            background: darken($yellow, 3%);
+            border-color: darken(rgb(200,200,200), 3%);
+            @include box-shadow(0 1px 0 0 rgba(255,255,255, 0.6));
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -420,5 +429,6 @@
         color: #333;
       }
     }
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index 770e849841..b73e3a57bc 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -72,30 +72,34 @@
           else:
             course_target = reverse('about_course', args=[course.id])
           %>
-          <a href="${course_target}" class="cover" style="background-image: url('${course_image_url(course)}')">
-            <div class="shade"></div>
-            <div class="arrow">&#10095;</div>
-          </a>
-          <section class="info">
-            <hgroup>
-              <a href="${reverse('university_profile', args=[course.org])}" class="university">${get_course_about_section(course, 'university')}</a>
-              <h3><a href="${course_target}">${course.number} ${course.title}</a></h3>
-            </hgroup>
-            <section class="course-status">
-              <p>Class Starts - <span>${course.start_date_text}</span></div>
+
+          <a href="${course_target}">
+            <section class="cover" style="background-image: url('${course_image_url(course)}')">
+              <div class="shade"></div>
+              <div class="arrow">&#10095;</div>
             </section>
-            <section class="meta">
-              <div class="course-work-icon"></div>
-              <div class="progress">
-                <div class="meter">
-                  <div class="meter-fill"></div>
+
+            <section class="info">
+              <hgroup>
+                <h2 class="university">${get_course_about_section(course, 'university')}</h2>
+                <h3>${course.number} ${course.title}</h3>
+              </hgroup>
+              <section class="course-status">
+                <p>Class Starts - <span>${course.start_date_text}</span></div>
+              </section>
+              <section class="meta">
+                <div class="course-work-icon"></div>
+                <div class="progress">
+                  <div class="meter">
+                    <div class="meter-fill"></div>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-              <div class="complete">
-                ##<p><span class="completeness">60%</span> complete</p>
-              </div>
+                <div class="complete">
+                  ##<p><span class="completeness">60%</span> complete</p>
+                </div>
+              </section>
             </section>
-          </section>
+          </a>
         </article>
         <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course.id}" data-course-number="${course.number}">Unregister</a>