diff --git a/lms/static/images/courses/video-thumb.jpg b/lms/static/images/courses/video-thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b27b8dc750
Binary files /dev/null and b/lms/static/images/courses/video-thumb.jpg differ
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_courses.scss b/lms/static/sass/_courses.scss
index 6fef20ea22..7e5bd4ff38 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_courses.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_courses.scss
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
       width: flex-grid(12);
 
       > hgroup {
+        background: #FFF;
         background: rgba(255,255,255, 0.93);
         border: 1px solid rgb(100,100,100);
         @include box-shadow(0 4px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0, 0.5));
         padding: 20px 30px;
         position: relative;
         z-index: 2;
-
       }
 
       &.main-search, &.university-search {
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_home.scss b/lms/static/sass/_home.scss
index 0a03faa28d..4ef25f106c 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_home.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_home.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     }
 
     .title {
+      background: #FFF;
       background: rgba(255,255,255, 0.93);
       border: 1px solid rgb(100,100,100);
       @include box-shadow(0 4px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0, 0.5));
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@
     }
 
     .media {
+      background: #FFF;
       background: rgba(255,255,255, 0.93);
       border: 1px solid rgb(100,100,100);
       @include box-sizing(border-box);
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@
           width: 60px;
 
           &::after {
+            color: #fff;
             color: rgba(255,255,255, 0.8);
             content: "\25B6";
             display: block;
@@ -254,6 +257,7 @@
           border-color: rgba(255,255,255, 0.9);
 
           &::after {
+            color: #fff;
             color: rgba(255,255,255, 1);
           }
         }
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/ie.scss b/lms/static/sass/ie.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a160513d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/sass/ie.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+// These are all quick solutions for IE please rewrite
+.highlighted-courses .courses .course header.course-preview, .find-courses .courses .course header.course-preview,
+.home .highlighted-courses > h2, .home .highlighted-courses > section.outside-app h1, section.outside-app .home .highlighted-courses > h1,
+header.global {
+  background: #FFF;
+}
+
+.home > header .title .actions,
+.home > header .title:hover .actions {
+  display: none;
+  height: auto;
+}
+
+.home > header .title {
+  &:hover {
+    height: 120px;
+
+    > hgroup {
+      h1 {
+        border-bottom: 0;
+        padding-bottom: 0;
+      }
+
+      h2 {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .actions {
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.last {
+  margin-right: 0  !important;
+}
+
+.home .university-partners .partners a {
+  .name {
+    position: static;
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    text-decoration: none;
+
+    &::before {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+
+    .name {
+      bottom: 0px;
+    }
+
+    img {
+      top: 0px;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+.home .university-partners .partners { 
+  width: 660px;
+
+  li.partner {
+    float: left;
+    display: block;
+    padding: 0;
+    width: 220px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+}
+
+.highlighted-courses .courses .course, .find-courses .courses .course {
+  .meta-info {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .inner-wrapper {
+    height: 100%;
+    overflow: visible;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  header.course-preview {
+    left: 0px;
+    position: relative;
+    top: 0px;
+    width: 100%;
+    z-index: 3;
+    height: auto;
+
+    hgroup {
+      position: relative;
+      right: 0;
+      top: 0;
+    }
+
+  }
+  // }
+
+  .info {
+    height: auto;
+    position: static;
+    overflow: visible;
+
+    .desc {
+      height: auto;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    background: rgb(245,245,245);
+    border-color: rgb(170,170,170);
+    @include box-shadow(0 1px 16px 0 rgba($blue, 0.4));
+
+    .info {
+      top: 0;
+    }
+
+    .meta-info {
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/shared/_course_object.scss b/lms/static/sass/shared/_course_object.scss
index a448155447..374caf4898 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/shared/_course_object.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/shared/_course_object.scss
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
         top: 0px;
         @include transition(all, 0.15s, linear);
         width: 100%;
+        overflow: hidden;
 
         .cover-image {
           height: 200px;
@@ -174,7 +175,6 @@
           padding: 0px 10px 10px 10px;
           width: 100%;
 
-
           .university {
             border-right: 1px solid rgb(200,200,200);
             color: $lighter-base-font-color;
diff --git a/lms/templates/courses.html b/lms/templates/courses.html
index d7302565d9..25f3d27a08 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courses.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courses.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
           <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
         %endfor
       </section>
-      <section class='university-column'>
+      <section class='university-column last'>
         %for course in universities['BerkeleyX']:
           <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
         %endfor
diff --git a/lms/templates/index.html b/lms/templates/index.html
index 062a6bbe3d..28ef2d3b25 100644
--- a/lms/templates/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/index.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
               </div>
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li class="partner">
+          <li class="partner last">
             <a href="${reverse('university_profile', args=['BerkeleyX'])}">
               <img src="${static.url('images/university/berkeley/berkeley.png')}" />
               <div class="name">
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
           %endfor
         </section>
-        <section class='university-column'>
+        <section class='university-column last'>
           %for course in universities['BerkeleyX']:
             <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
           %endfor
diff --git a/lms/templates/main.html b/lms/templates/main.html
index 0fe68e4728..2c9e00081d 100644
--- a/lms/templates/main.html
+++ b/lms/templates/main.html
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 % if not settings.MITX_FEATURES['USE_DJANGO_PIPELINE']:
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/sass/application.css" type="text/css" media="all" / >
+  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/sass/ie.css" type="text/css" media="all" / >
+  <![endif]-->
 % endif
 
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/jquery.min.js')}"></script>
@@ -64,10 +67,6 @@
 
 <body class="<%block name='bodyclass'/>">
   <%include file="navigation.html" />
-  <!--[if lte IE 9]>
-  <p class="ie-warning">You are using a browser that is not supported by <span class="edx">edX</span>, and you might not be able to complete pieces of the course. Please download the latest version of <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/">Firefox</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome">Chrome</a> to get the full experience.</p>
-  <![endif]-->
-
   <section class="content-wrapper">
     ${self.body()}
   </section>