diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/about/overview.yaml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/about/overview.yaml
index a41fd50d76..ac64f3eb78 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/about/overview.yaml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/about/overview.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ data: |
       <h2>Course Staff</h2>
       <article class="teacher">
         <div class="teacher-image">
-          <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
+          <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
         </div>
 
         <h3>Staff Member #1</h3>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ data: |
 
       <article class="teacher">
         <div class="teacher-image">
-          <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
+          <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
         </div>
 
         <h3>Staff Member #2</h3>
diff --git a/common/static/images/pl-faculty.png b/common/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png
similarity index 100%
rename from common/static/images/pl-faculty.png
rename to common/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png
diff --git a/common/test/data/2014/about/overview.html b/common/test/data/2014/about/overview.html
index baed9a00c5..818bcba7db 100644
--- a/common/test/data/2014/about/overview.html
+++ b/common/test/data/2014/about/overview.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <h2>Course Staff</h2>
   <article class="teacher">
     <div class="teacher-image">
-      <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
+      <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
     </div>
 
     <h3>Staff Member #1</h3>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <article class="teacher">
     <div class="teacher-image">
-      <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
+      <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
     </div>
 
     <h3>Staff Member #2</h3>
diff --git a/common/test/data/course_info_updates/about/overview.html b/common/test/data/course_info_updates/about/overview.html
index 33911ae1ee..f5ed206b16 100644
--- a/common/test/data/course_info_updates/about/overview.html
+++ b/common/test/data/course_info_updates/about/overview.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <h2>Course Staff</h2>
   <article class="teacher">
     <div class="teacher-image">
-      <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
+      <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
     </div>
 
     <h3>Staff Member #1</h3>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <article class="teacher">
     <div class="teacher-image">
-      <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
+      <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
     </div>
 
     <h3>Staff Member #2</h3>
diff --git a/common/test/data/manual-testing-complete/about/overview.html b/common/test/data/manual-testing-complete/about/overview.html
index 33911ae1ee..f5ed206b16 100644
--- a/common/test/data/manual-testing-complete/about/overview.html
+++ b/common/test/data/manual-testing-complete/about/overview.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <h2>Course Staff</h2>
   <article class="teacher">
     <div class="teacher-image">
-      <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
+      <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #1">
     </div>
 
     <h3>Staff Member #1</h3>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <article class="teacher">
     <div class="teacher-image">
-      <img src="/static/images/pl-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
+      <img src="/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png" align="left" style="margin:0 20 px 0" alt="Course Staff Image #2">
     </div>
 
     <h3>Staff Member #2</h3>
diff --git a/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/course_info.rst b/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/course_info.rst
index 682087e8eb..6e72e0c537 100644
--- a/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/course_info.rst
+++ b/docs/en_us/platform_api/source/course_info.rst
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ Get the HTML for the course about page.
                      <h2>Course Staff</h2>\n   
                      <article class=\"teacher\">\n     
                      <div class=\"teacher-image\">\n       
-                     <img src=\"/static/images/pl-faculty.png\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin:0 20 px 0\">\n     
+                     <img src=\"/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin:0 20 px 0\">\n     
                      </div>\n\n     
                      <h3>Staff Member #1</h3>\n     
                      <p>Biography of instructor/staff member #1</p>\n   
                      </article>\n\n   
                      <article class=\"teacher\">\n     
                      <div class=\"teacher-image\">\n       
-                     <img src=\"/static/images/pl-faculty.png\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin:0 20 px 0\">\n     
+                     <img src=\"/static/images/placeholder-faculty.png\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin:0 20 px 0\">\n     
                      </div>\n\n     
                      <h3>Staff Member #2</h3>\n     
                      <p>Biography of instructor/staff member #2</p>\n