diff --git a/cms/static/client_templates/course_grade_policy.html b/cms/static/client_templates/course_grade_policy.html
index 639bee3d9b..db129614f6 100644
--- a/cms/static/client_templates/course_grade_policy.html
+++ b/cms/static/client_templates/course_grade_policy.html
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="field text" id="field-course-grading-assignment-shortname">
-    <label for="course-grading-shortname">Abbreviation:</label>
+    <label for="course-grading-assignment-shortname">Abbreviation:</label>
     <input type="text" class="short" id="course-grading-assignment-shortname" value="<%= model.get('short_label') %>" /> 
     <span class="tip tip-inline">e.g. HW, Midterm</span>
   </div>
   
   <div class="field text" id="field-course-grading-assignment-gradeweight">
-    <label for="course-grading-gradeweight">Weight of Total Grade</label>
+    <label for="course-grading-assignment-gradeweight">Weight of Total Grade</label>
     <input type="text" class="short" id="course-grading-assignment-gradeweight" value = "<%= model.get('weight') %>" /> 
     <span class="tip tip-inline">e.g. 25%</span>
   </div>
   
   <div class="field text" id="field-course-grading-assignment-totalassignments">
-    <label for="course-grading-gradeweight">Total
+    <label for="course-grading-assignment-totalassignments">Total
 			Number</label>
     <input type="text" class="short" id="course-grading-assignment-totalassignments" value = "<%= model.get('min_count') %>" /> 
     <span class="tip tip-inline">total exercises assigned</span>
   </div>
   
   <div class="field text" id="field-course-grading-assignment-droppable">
-    <label for="course-grading-gradeweight">Number of
+    <label for="course-grading-assignment-droppable">Number of
 			Droppable</label>
     <input type="text" class="short" id="course-grading-assignment-droppable" value = "<%= model.get('drop_count') %>" />
     <span class="tip tip-inline">total exercises that won't be graded</span>
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_account.scss b/cms/static/sass/_account.scss
index 81771557f0..650743979f 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_account.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_account.scss
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ body.signup, body.signin {
             :-ms-input-placeholder {  
                color: $gray-l3; 
             }
+
+            &:focus {
+
+              + .tip {
+                color: $gray;
+              }
+            }
           }
 
           textarea.long {
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@ body.signup, body.signin {
           }
 
           .tip {
+            @include transition(color, 0.15s, ease-in-out);
             @include font-size(13);
             display: block;
             margin-top: ($baseline/4);
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_base.scss b/cms/static/sass/_base.scss
index bd889cef50..905abe92e0 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_base.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_base.scss
@@ -157,6 +157,22 @@ h1 {
         margin-bottom: 0;
       }
     }
+
+    .nav-related {
+
+      .nav-item {
+        margin-bottom: ($baseline/4);
+        border-bottom: 1px dotted $gray-l4;
+        padding-bottom: ($baseline/4);
+
+
+        &:last-child {
+          margin-bottom: 0;
+          border: none;
+          padding-bottom: 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -568,4 +584,14 @@ body.hide-wip {
   .wip-box {
     display: none;
   }
+}
+
+// ====================
+
+// needed fudges for now
+body.dashboard {
+
+  .my-classes {
+    margin-top: $baseline;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_header.scss b/cms/static/sass/_header.scss
index eac712c4e5..676914379c 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_header.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_header.scss
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@
   float: right;
 }
 
-// general nav styles
-// ====================
-
 // ====================
 
 // specific elements - branding
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@
 
 .branding {
   position: relative;
-  margin: 0 ($baseline*0.75) 0 0;
+  margin: 0 ($baseline/2) 0 0;
   padding-right: ($baseline*0.75);
 
   a {
@@ -123,6 +120,7 @@
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 220px;
     overflow: hidden;
+    margin-top: -4px;
     white-space: nowrap;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     @include font-size(16);
@@ -205,11 +203,17 @@
 
     .account-username {
       display: inline-block;
+      vertical-align: middle;
       width: 80%;
       overflow: hidden;
       white-space: nowrap;
       text-overflow: ellipsis;
     }
+
+    .icon-expand {
+      display: inline-block;
+      vertical-align: middle;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -224,6 +228,7 @@
     .icon-expand {
       @include font-size(14);
       @include transition (color 0.5s ease-in-out, opacity 0.5s ease-in-out);
+      display: inline-block;
       margin-left: 2px;
       opacity: 0.5;
       color: $gray-l2;
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@
     .wrapper-nav-sub {
       top: 27px;
       left: auto;
-      right: -($baseline/2);
+      right: -13px;
       width: 110px;
     }
 
@@ -515,6 +520,7 @@ body.course.export .nav-course-tools-export,
 
   a {
     color: $blue;
+    pointer-events: none;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_index.scss b/cms/static/sass/_index.scss
index 9d1f111218..8a4ca4a0a4 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_index.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_index.scss
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@
               margin-right: flex-gutter();
               padding: ($baseline*0.75) $baseline;
               color: $gray-l1;
-              cursor: pointer;
 
               .title {
                 @include font-size(16);
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@
                 background: $blue-l5;
                 top: -($baseline/5);
 
-                .title, strong {
+                .title {
                   color: $blue;
                 }
               }
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss b/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss
index 6df5a56b08..d25c78f35b 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ body.course.settings {
 
     // UI hints/tips/messages
     .tip {
+      @include transition(color, 0.15s, ease-in-out);
       @include font-size(13);
       display: block;
       margin-top: ($baseline/4);
@@ -127,6 +128,13 @@ body.course.settings {
           &.error {
             border-color: $red;
           }
+
+          &:focus {
+
+            + .tip {
+              color: $gray;
+            }
+          }
         }
 
         textarea.long {
@@ -157,10 +165,10 @@ body.course.settings {
           @include box-sizing(border-box);
           @include border-radius(3px);
           background: $gray-l5;
-          padding: ($baseline/2);
+          padding: $baseline;
 
           &:last-child {
-            padding-bottom: ($baseline/2); 
+            padding-bottom: $baseline; 
           }
 
           .actions {
diff --git a/cms/templates/login.html b/cms/templates/login.html
index 5b66c303f7..7a32b735cb 100644
--- a/cms/templates/login.html
+++ b/cms/templates/login.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
       <div class="bit">
         <h3 class="title-3">Need Help?</h3>
-        <p>Having trouble with your account? Use <a href="" rel="external">our support center</a> to look over self help steps, find solutions others have found to the same problem, or let us know of your issue.</p>
+        <p>Having trouble with your account? Use <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org" rel="external">our support center</a> to look over self help steps, find solutions others have found to the same problem, or let us know of your issue.</p>
       </div>
     </aside>
   </section>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index aeecc639ea..3b10f76afd 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ from contentstore import utils
             <hr class="divide" />
 
         <section class="group-settings marketing">
-              <header>
+          <header>
             <h2 class="title-2">Introducing Your Course</h2>
             <span class="tip">Information for prospective students</span>
-              </header>
+          </header>
 
           <ol class="list-input">
             <li class="field text" id="field-course-overview">
@@ -219,11 +219,12 @@ from contentstore import utils
         <nav class="nav-related">
           <ul>
             <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.course_config_graders_page', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">Grading</a></li>
-                  </ul>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">Course Team</a></li>
+          </ul>
         </nav>
       % endif
-                  </div>
+      </div>
     </aside>
-            </section>
-                  </div>
-</%block>
+  </section>
+</div>
+</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
index 0e5b9df8af..9094676898 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings_graders.html
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
         <nav class="nav-related">
           <ul>
             <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Details &amp; Schedule</a></li>
+            <li class="nav-item"><a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">Course Team</a></li>
           </ul>
         </nav>
       % endif
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html b/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html
index b73c2b7376..0f265dfc2c 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">edX Studio Help</a>
         </li>
         <li class="nav-item nav-peripheral-contact">
-          <a href="#">Contact edX</a>
+          <a href="https://www.edx.org/contact" rel="external">Contact edX</a>
         </li>
         
         % if user.is_authenticated():
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
index 230c658f31..53c5193f3d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             <div class="wrapper wrapper-nav-sub">
               <div class="nav-sub">
                 <ul>
-                  <li class="nav-item nav-account-dashboard"><a href="#">My Courses</a></li>
+                  <li class="nav-item nav-account-dashboard"><a href="/">My Courses</a></li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-account-help"><a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">Studio Help</a></li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-account-signout"><a class="action action-signout" href="${reverse('logout')}">Sign Out</a></li>
                 </ul>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <h2 class="sr">You're not currently signed in</h2>
         <ol>
           <li class="nav-item nav-not-signedin-hiw">
-            <a href="#">How Studio Works</a>
+            <a href="/">How Studio Works</a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item nav-not-signedin-help">
             <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">Studio Help</a>
diff --git a/common/static/sass/_mixins.scss b/common/static/sass/_mixins.scss
index 7191c780ca..76d52ed930 100644
--- a/common/static/sass/_mixins.scss
+++ b/common/static/sass/_mixins.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 // image-replacement hidden text
 @mixin text-hide() {
-  text-indent: -100%;
+  text-indent: 100%;
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
 }