diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/tests.py b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/tests.py
index 0566460dd1..a688cc66f4 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/tests.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/tests.py
@@ -249,11 +249,14 @@ class DashboardTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         Test that the certificate verification status for courses is visible on the dashboard.
         """
         self.client.login(username="jack", password="test")
-        self._check_verification_status_on('verified', 'You\'re enrolled as a verified student')
-        self._check_verification_status_on('honor', 'You\'re enrolled as an honor code student')
+        self._check_verification_status_on('verified', 'You're enrolled as a verified student')
+        self._check_verification_status_on('honor', 'You're enrolled as an honor code student')
         self._check_verification_status_off('audit', '')
-        self._check_verification_status_on('professional', 'You\'re enrolled as a professional education student')
-        self._check_verification_status_on('no-id-professional', 'You\'re enrolled as a professional education student')
+        self._check_verification_status_on('professional', 'You're enrolled as a professional education student')
+        self._check_verification_status_on(
+            'no-id-professional',
+            'You're enrolled as a professional education student',
+        )
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(settings.ROOT_URLCONF == 'lms.urls', 'Test only valid in lms')
     def _check_verification_status_off(self, mode, value):
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index 54861f320e..c8c67aac69 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+<%page expression_filter="h"/>
 <%inherit file="main.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 <%!
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.template import RequestContext
 import third_party_auth
 from third_party_auth import pipeline
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-import json
+from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import dump_js_escaped_json, js_escaped_string
 %>
 
 <%
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ import json
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function() {
       edx.dashboard.legacy.init({
-        dashboard: "${reverse('dashboard')}",
-        signInUser: "${reverse('signin_user')}",
-        changeEmailSettings: "${reverse('change_email_settings')}"
+        dashboard: "${reverse('dashboard') | n, js_escaped_string}",
+        signInUser: "${reverse('signin_user') | n, js_escaped_string}",
+        changeEmailSettings: "${reverse('change_email_settings') | n, js_escaped_string}"
       });
     });
   </script>
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ import json
     <%static:require_module module_name="js/views/message_banner" class_name="MessageBannerView">
         var banner = new MessageBannerView({urgency: 'low', type: 'warning'});
         $('#content').prepend(banner.$el);
-        banner.showMessage(${json.dumps(redirect_message)})
+        banner.showMessage(${redirect_message | n, dump_js_escaped_json})
     </%static:require_module>
   % endif
 </%block>
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ import json
         <h2>${_("Course-loading errors")}</h2>
 
       % for course_dir, errors in errored_courses.items():
-         <h3>${course_dir | h}</h3>
+         <h3>${course_dir}</h3>
              <ul>
            % for (msg, err) in errors:
                <li>${msg}
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
index ebac77c8a2..de9e3184af 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_course_listing.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%page args="course_overview, enrollment, show_courseware_link, cert_status, can_unenroll, credit_status, show_email_settings, course_mode_info, show_refund_option, is_paid_course, is_course_blocked, verification_status, course_requirements, dashboard_index, share_settings, course_program_info" />
+<%page args="course_overview, enrollment, show_courseware_link, cert_status, can_unenroll, credit_status, show_email_settings, course_mode_info, show_refund_option, is_paid_course, is_course_blocked, verification_status, course_requirements, dashboard_index, share_settings, course_program_info" expression_filter="h"/>
 
 <%!
 import urllib
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import urllib
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.utils.translation import ungettext
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from markupsafe import escape
 from course_modes.models import CourseMode
 from course_modes.helpers import enrollment_mode_display
+from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import Text, HTML
 from student.helpers import (
   VERIFY_STATUS_NEED_TO_VERIFY,
   VERIFY_STATUS_SUBMITTED,
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ from student.helpers import (
       % if show_courseware_link:
         % if not is_course_blocked:
             <a href="${course_target}" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}" class="cover">
-              <img src="${course_overview.image_urls['small']}" class="course-image" alt="${_('{course_number} {course_name} Home Page').format(course_number=course_overview.number, course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped) |h}" />
+              <img src="${course_overview.image_urls['small']}" class="course-image" alt="${_('{course_number} {course_name} Home Page').format(course_number=course_overview.number, course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default)}" />
             </a>
         % else:
             <a class="fade-cover">
-              <img src="${course_overview.image_urls['small']}" class="course-image" alt="${_('{course_number} {course_name} Cover Image').format(course_number=course_overview.number, course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped) |h}" />
+              <img src="${course_overview.image_urls['small']}" class="course-image" alt="${_('{course_number} {course_name} Cover Image').format(course_number=course_overview.number, course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default)}" />
             </a>
         % endif
       % else:
         <a class="cover">
-          <img src="${course_overview.image_urls['small']}" class="course-image" alt="${_('{course_number} {course_name} Cover Image').format(course_number=course_overview.number, course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped) | h}" />
+          <img src="${course_overview.image_urls['small']}" class="course-image" alt="${_('{course_number} {course_name} Cover Image').format(course_number=course_overview.number, course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default)}" />
         </a>
       % endif
       % if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_VERIFIED_CERTIFICATES') and course_verified_certs.get('display_mode') != 'audit':
@@ -89,17 +89,17 @@ from student.helpers import (
         <h3 class="course-title">
           % if show_courseware_link:
             % if not is_course_blocked:
-              <a data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}" href="${course_target}">${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</a>
+              <a data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}" href="${course_target}">${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</a>
             % else:
-              <a class="disable-look" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</a>
+              <a class="disable-look" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</a>
             % endif
           % else:
-            <span>${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</span>
+            <span>${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</span>
           % endif
         </h3>
         <div class="course-info">
-          <span class="info-university">${course_overview.display_org_with_default | h} - </span>
-          <span class="info-course-id">${course_overview.display_number_with_default | h}</span>
+          <span class="info-university">${course_overview.display_org_with_default} - </span>
+          <span class="info-course-id">${course_overview.display_number_with_default}</span>
           <span class="info-date-block" data-tooltip="Hi">
           % if course_overview.has_ended():
             ${_("Ended - {end_date}").format(end_date=course_overview.end_datetime_text("SHORT_DATE"))}
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ from student.helpers import (
             % if show_courseware_link:
               % if course_overview.has_ended():
                 % if not is_course_blocked:
-                  <a href="${course_target}" class="enter-course archived" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Archived Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</span></a>
+                  <a href="${course_target}" class="enter-course archived" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Archived Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</span></a>
                 % else:
-                  <a class="enter-course-blocked archived" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Archived Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</span></a>
+                  <a class="enter-course-blocked archived" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Archived Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</span></a>
                 % endif
               % else:
                 % if not is_course_blocked:
-                  <a href="${course_target}" class="enter-course" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</span></a>
+                  <a href="${course_target}" class="enter-course" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</span></a>
                 % else:
-                  <a class="enter-course-blocked" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}</span></a>
+                  <a class="enter-course-blocked" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">${_('View Course')}<span class="sr">&nbsp;${course_overview.display_name_with_default}</span></a>
                 % endif
               % endif
 
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ from student.helpers import (
               % endif
             % endif
             <div class="wrapper-action-more" data-course-key="${enrollment.course_id}">
-              <button type="button" class="action action-more" id="actions-dropdown-link-${dashboard_index}" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="actions-dropdown-${dashboard_index}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}">
+              <button type="button" class="action action-more" id="actions-dropdown-link-${dashboard_index}" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="actions-dropdown-${dashboard_index}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}">
                 <span class="sr">${_('Course options for')}</span>
                 <span class="sr">&nbsp;
-                  ${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped}
+                  ${course_overview.display_name_with_default}
                 </span>
                 <i class="fa fa-cog" aria-hidden="true"></i>
               </button>
@@ -191,69 +191,69 @@ from student.helpers import (
                     <li class="actions-item" id="actions-item-unenroll-${dashboard_index}">
                     % if is_paid_course and show_refund_option:
                       % if not is_course_blocked:
-                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.") | h}">
+                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % else:
-                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.") | h}">
+                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % endif
                     % elif is_paid_course and not show_refund_option:
                       % if not is_course_blocked:
-                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("You will not be refunded the amount you paid.") | h}">
+                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("You will not be refunded the amount you paid.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % else:
-                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("You will not be refunded the amount you paid.") | h}">
+                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the purchased course %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("You will not be refunded the amount you paid.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % endif
                     % elif enrollment.mode != "verified":
                       % if not is_course_blocked:
-                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}">
+                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % else:
-                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}">
+                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % endif
                     % elif show_refund_option:
                       % if not is_course_blocked:
-                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long | h}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.") | h}">
+                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % else:
-                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long | h}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.") | h}">
+                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("You will be refunded the amount you paid.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % endif
                     % else:
                       % if not is_course_blocked:
-                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long | h}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("The refund deadline for this course has passed, so you will not receive a refund.") | h}">
+                      <a href="#unenroll-modal" class="action action-unenroll" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("The refund deadline for this course has passed, so you will not receive a refund.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % else:
-                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long | h}"
-                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?") | h}"
-                         data-refund-info="${_("The refund deadline for this course has passed, so you will not receive a refund.") | h}">
+                      <a class="action action-unenroll is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-course-name="${course_overview.display_name_with_default}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-cert-name-long="${cert_name_long}"
+                         data-track-info="${_("Are you sure you want to unenroll from the verified %(cert_name_long)s track of %(course_name)s (%(course_number)s)?")}"
+                         data-refund-info="${_("The refund deadline for this course has passed, so you will not receive a refund.")}">
                         ${_('Unenroll')}
                       </a>
                       % endif
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ from student.helpers import (
                   <li class="actions-item" id="actions-item-email-settings-${dashboard_index}">
                     % if show_email_settings:
                       % if not is_course_blocked:
-                        <a href="#email-settings-modal" class="action action-email-settings" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${unicode(course_overview.id) in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
+                        <a href="#email-settings-modal" class="action action-email-settings" rel="leanModal" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${unicode(course_overview.id) in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
                       % else:
-                        <a class="action action-email-settings is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id| h}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number | h}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${unicode(course_overview.id) in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
+                        <a class="action action-email-settings is-disabled" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-course-number="${course_overview.number}" data-dashboard-index="${dashboard_index}" data-optout="${unicode(course_overview.id) in course_optouts}">${_('Email Settings')}</a>
                       % endif
                     % endif
                   </li>
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ from student.helpers import (
               % endif
             </div>
             <div class="verification-cta">
-              <a href="${reverse('verify_student_verify_now', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course_overview.id)})}" class="cta" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}">${_('Verify Now')}</a>
+              <a href="${reverse('verify_student_verify_now', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course_overview.id)})}" class="cta" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}">${_('Verify Now')}</a>
             </div>
           % elif verification_status['status'] == VERIFY_STATUS_SUBMITTED:
             <h4 class="message-title">${_('You have already verified your ID!')}</h4>
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ from student.helpers import (
             <h4 class="message-title">${_('Your verification will expire soon!')}</h4>
             ## Translators: start_link and end_link will be replaced with HTML tags;
             ## please do not translate these.
-            <p class="message-copy">${_('Your current verification will expire before the verification deadline for this course. {start_link}Re-verify your identity now{end_link} using a webcam and a government-issued ID.').format(start_link='<a href="{href}">'.format(href=reverse('verify_student_reverify')), end_link='</a>')}</p>
+            <p class="message-copy">${Text(_('Your current verification will expire before the verification deadline for this course. {start_link}Re-verify your identity now{end_link} using a webcam and a government-issued ID.')).format(start_link=HTML('<a href="{href}">'.format(href=reverse('verify_student_reverify'))), end_link=HTML('</a>'))}</p>
           % endif
         </div>
         % endif
@@ -330,13 +330,23 @@ from student.helpers import (
                   <b class="message-copy-bold">
                     ${_("Pursue a {cert_name_long} to highlight the knowledge and skills you gain in this course.").format(cert_name_long=cert_name_long)}
                   </b><br>
-                    ${_("It's official. It's easily shareable. It's a proven motivator to complete the course. <br>{link_start}Learn more about the verified {cert_name_long}{link_end}.").format(link_start='<a href="{}" class="verified-info" data-course-key="{}">'.format(marketing_link('WHAT_IS_VERIFIED_CERT'), enrollment.course_id), link_end="</a>", cert_name_long=cert_name_long)}
+                    ${Text(_("It's official. It's easily shareable. "
+                        "It's a proven motivator to complete the course. {line_break}"
+                        "{link_start}Learn more about the verified {cert_name_long}{link_end}.")).format(
+                          line_break=HTML('<br>'),
+                          link_start=HTML('<a href="{}" class="verified-info" data-course-key="{}">'.format(
+                            marketing_link('WHAT_IS_VERIFIED_CERT'),
+                            enrollment.course_id
+                          )),
+                          link_end=HTML('</a>'),
+                          cert_name_long=cert_name_long
+                        )}
                 </p>
                 <div class="action-upgrade-container">
                   % if use_ecommerce_payment_flow and course_mode_info['verified_sku']:
                     <a class="action action-upgrade" href="${ecommerce_payment_page}?sku=${course_mode_info['verified_sku']}">
                   % else:
-                    <a class="action action-upgrade" href="${reverse('verify_student_upgrade_and_verify', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course_overview.id)})}" data-course-id="${course_overview.id | h}" data-user="${user.username | h}">
+                    <a class="action action-upgrade" href="${reverse('verify_student_upgrade_and_verify', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course_overview.id)})}" data-course-id="${course_overview.id}" data-user="${user.username}">
                   % endif
                       <i class="action-upgrade-icon"></i>
                     <span class="wrapper-copy">
@@ -356,23 +366,23 @@ from student.helpers import (
 
         % if is_course_blocked:
           <p id="block-course-msg" class="course-block">
-            ${_("You can no longer access this course because payment has not yet been received. "
+            ${Text(_("You can no longer access this course because payment has not yet been received. "
                 "You can {contact_link_start}contact the account holder{contact_link_end} "
                 "to request payment, or you can "
                 "{unenroll_link_start}unenroll{unenroll_link_end} "
-                "from this course").format(
-              contact_link_start='<a href="#">',
-              contact_link_end='</a>',
-              unenroll_link_start=(
+                "from this course")).format(
+              contact_link_start=HTML('<a href="#">'),
+              contact_link_end=HTML('</a>'),
+              unenroll_link_start=HTML(
                 '<a id="unregister_block_course" rel="leanModal" '
                 'data-course-id="{course_id}" data-course-number="{course_number}" data-course-name="{course_name}" '
-                'href="#unenroll-modal">'.format(
-                  course_id=escape(course_overview.id),
-                  course_number=escape(course_overview.number),
-                  course_name=escape(course_overview.display_name_with_default_escaped),
-                )
+                'href="#unenroll-modal">'
+              ).format(
+                course_id=course_overview.id,
+                course_number=course_overview.number,
+                course_name=course_overview.display_name_with_default,
               ),
-              unenroll_link_end="</a>",
+              unenroll_link_end=HTML('</a>'),
             )}
           </p>
         %endif
@@ -383,9 +393,9 @@ from student.helpers import (
         <% prc_target = reverse('about_course', args=[unicode(course_requirements['courses'][0]['key'])]) %>
         <li class="prerequisites">
           <p class="tip">
-            ${_("You must successfully complete {link_start}{prc_display}{link_end} before you begin this course.").format(
-                link_start='<a href="{}">'.format(prc_target),
-                link_end='</a>',
+            ${Text(_("You must successfully complete {link_start}{prc_display}{link_end} before you begin this course.")).format(
+                link_start=HTML('<a href="{}">'.format(prc_target)),
+                link_end=HTML('</a>'),
                 prc_display=course_requirements['courses'][0]['display'],
               )}
           </p>
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
index 3b4db661f0..9c611476f4 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%page expression_filter="h"/>
 <%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
 <%!
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index 410c08a35d..4bf5dbe0a4 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%page expression_filter="h"/>
 <%inherit file="main.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 <%!
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ from third_party_auth import pipeline
 from microsite_configuration import microsite
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 import json
+from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import dump_js_escaped_json, js_escaped_string
 %>
 
 <%
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ import json
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function() {
       edx.dashboard.legacy.init({
-        dashboard: "${reverse('dashboard')}",
-        signInUser: "${reverse('signin_user')}",
-        changeEmailSettings: "${reverse('change_email_settings')}"
+        dashboard: "${reverse('dashboard') | n, js_escaped_string}",
+        signInUser: "${reverse('signin_user') | n, js_escaped_string}",
+        changeEmailSettings: "${reverse('change_email_settings') | n, js_escaped_string}"
       });
     });
   </script>
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ import json
     <%static:require_module module_name="js/views/message_banner" class_name="MessageBannerView">
         var banner = new MessageBannerView({urgency: 'low', type: 'warning'});
         $('#content').prepend(banner.$el);
-        banner.showMessage(${json.dumps(redirect_message)})
+        banner.showMessage(${redirect_message | n, dump_js_escaped_json})
     </%static:require_module>
   % endif
 </%block>
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ import json
         <h2>${_("Course-loading errors")}</h2>
 
       % for course_dir, errors in errored_courses.items():
-         <h3>${course_dir | h}</h3>
+         <h3>${course_dir}</h3>
              <ul>
            % for (msg, err) in errors:
                <li>${msg}