diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
index 031eac266b..e248d47a59 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def instructor_dashboard_2(request, course_id):
         raise Http404()
 
     sections = [
-        _section_course_info(course_id),
+        _section_course_info(course_id, access),
         _section_membership(course_id, access),
         _section_student_admin(course_id, access),
         _section_data_download(course_id),
@@ -67,18 +67,21 @@ section_display_name will be used to generate link titles in the nav bar.
 """  # pylint: disable=W0105
 
 
-def _section_course_info(course_id):
+def _section_course_info(course_id, access):
     """ Provide data for the corresponding dashboard section """
     course = get_course_by_id(course_id, depth=None)
 
-    section_data = {}
-    section_data['section_key'] = 'course_info'
-    section_data['section_display_name'] = _('Course Info')
-    section_data['course_id'] = course_id
-    section_data['course_display_name'] = course.display_name
-    section_data['enrollment_count'] = CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(course_id=course_id).count()
-    section_data['has_started'] = course.has_started()
-    section_data['has_ended'] = course.has_ended()
+    section_data = {
+        'section_key': 'course_info',
+        'section_display_name': _('Course Info'),
+        'course_id': course_id,
+        'access': access,
+        'course_display_name': course.display_name,
+        'enrollment_count': CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(course_id=course_id).count(),
+        'has_started': course.has_started(),
+        'has_ended': course.has_ended(),
+        'list_instructor_tasks_url': reverse('list_instructor_tasks', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
+    }
 
     try:
         advance = lambda memo, (letter, score): "{}: {}, ".format(letter, score) + memo
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
index 7e40eb98d4..e607a463fc 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ class StudentAdmin
     # gather buttons
     # some buttons are optional because they can be flipped by the instructor task feature switch
     # student-specific
-    @$field_student_select        = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='student-select']"
+    @$field_student_select_progress = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='student-select-progress']"
+    @$field_student_select_grade  = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='student-select-grade']"
     @$progress_link               = find_and_assert @$section, "a.progress-link"
-    @$btn_enroll                  = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='enroll']"
-    @$btn_unenroll                = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='unenroll']"
     @$field_problem_select_single = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='problem-select-single']"
     @$btn_reset_attempts_single   = find_and_assert @$section, "input[name='reset-attempts-single']"
+    @$btn_enroll                  = @$section.find "input[name='enroll']"
+    @$btn_unenroll                = @$section.find "input[name='unenroll']"
     @$btn_delete_state_single     = @$section.find "input[name='delete-state-single']"
     @$btn_rescore_problem_single  = @$section.find "input[name='rescore-problem-single']"
     @$btn_task_history_single     = @$section.find "input[name='task-history-single']"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
     # go to student progress page
     @$progress_link.click (e) =>
       e.preventDefault()
-      email = @$field_student_select.val()
+      email = @$field_student_select_progress.val()
 
       $.ajax
         dataType: 'json'
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
     @$btn_enroll.click =>
       send_data =
         action: 'enroll'
-        emails: @$field_student_select.val()
+        emails: @$field_student_select_progress.val()
         auto_enroll: false
 
       $.ajax
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
     @$btn_unenroll.click =>
       send_data =
         action: 'unenroll'
-        emails: @$field_student_select.val()
+        emails: @$field_student_select_progress.val()
 
       $.ajax
         dataType: 'json'
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
     # reset attempts for student on problem
     @$btn_reset_attempts_single.click =>
       send_data =
-        student_email: @$field_student_select.val()
+        student_email: @$field_student_select_grade.val()
         problem_to_reset: @$field_problem_select_single.val()
         delete_module: false
 
@@ -170,10 +171,10 @@ class StudentAdmin
 
     # delete state for student on problem
     @$btn_delete_state_single.click => confirm_then
-      msg: "Delete student '#{@$field_student_select.val()}'s state on problem '#{@$field_problem_select_single.val()}'?"
+      msg: "Delete student '#{@$field_student_select_grade.val()}'s state on problem '#{@$field_problem_select_single.val()}'?"
       ok: =>
         send_data =
-          student_email: @$field_student_select.val()
+          student_email: @$field_student_select_grade.val()
           problem_to_reset: @$field_problem_select_single.val()
           delete_module: true
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
     # start task to rescore problem for student
     @$btn_rescore_problem_single.click =>
       send_data =
-        student_email: @$field_student_select.val()
+        student_email: @$field_student_select_grade.val()
         problem_to_reset: @$field_problem_select_single.val()
 
       $.ajax
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
     # list task history for student+problem
     @$btn_task_history_single.click =>
       send_data =
-        student_email: @$field_student_select.val()
+        student_email: @$field_student_select_grade.val()
         problem_urlname: @$field_problem_select_single.val()
 
       if not send_data.student_email
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
index 7f41c82c9d..7b06d8e309 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ function goto( mode)
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
   %endif
 
-    <H2>${_("Student-specific grade inspection and adjustment")}</h2>
+    <h2>${_("Student-specific grade inspection and adjustment")}</h2>
     <p>
       ${_("Specify the {platform_name} email address or username of a student here:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
       <input type="text" name="unique_student_identifier">
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/course_info.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/course_info.html
index 9b4114d95c..cb113e1846 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/course_info.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/course_info.html
@@ -38,8 +38,21 @@
 ##   ${ section_data['offline_grades'] }
 ## </div>
 
+%if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BACKGROUND_TASKS') and section_data['access']['instructor']:
+  <div class="running-tasks-container action-type-container">
+    <hr>
+    <h2> ${_("Pending Instructor Tasks")} </h2>
+    <p>${_("The status for any active tasks appears in a table below.")} </p>
+
+    <div class="running-tasks-table" data-endpoint="${ section_data['list_instructor_tasks_url'] }"></div>
+  </div>
+
+%endif
+
 %if len(section_data['course_errors']):
   <div class="course-errors-wrapper">
+    <hr>
+    <p>
     <div class="toggle-wrapper">
       <h2 class="title">${_("Course Warnings")}:</h2>
       <div class="triangle"></div>
@@ -52,5 +65,10 @@
         </div>
       %endfor
     </div>
+    <p>
   </div>
+<br>
 %endif
+
+
+
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
index 6b6da617f6..001987ec18 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
@@ -2,25 +2,47 @@
 <%page args="section_data"/>
 
 <div class="student-specific-container action-type-container">
-  <H2>${_("Student-specific grade adjustment")}</h2>
+  <h2>${_("Student-specific grade inspection")}</h2>
   <div class="request-response-error"></div>
-
-  <input type="text" name="student-select" placeholder="${_("Student Email")}">
+  <p>
+    <!-- Doesn't work for username but this MUST work -->
+  ${_("Specify the {platform_name} email address or username of a student here:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+  <input type="text" name="student-select-progress" placeholder="${_("Student Email or Username")}">
+  </p>
   <br>
 
   <div class="progress-link-wrapper">
-    <a href="" class="progress-link" data-endpoint="${ section_data['get_student_progress_url_url'] }"> ${_("Student Progress Page")} </a>
-  </div>
+  <p>
+    ${_("Click this link to view the student's progress page:")}
 
+    <a href="" class="progress-link" data-endpoint="${ section_data['get_student_progress_url_url'] }"> ${_("Student Progress Page")} </a>
+  </p>
+  </div>
   <br>
+
+  <!-- These buttons don't appear to be working
+  <p>
+    ${_("Click to enroll or unenroll this student from the course:")}
   <input type="button" name="enroll" value="${_("Enroll")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['enrollment_url'] }">
   <input type="button" name="unenroll" value="${_("Unenroll")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['enrollment_url'] }">
-  ## <select class="problems">
-  ##   <option>Getting problems...</option>
-  ## </select>
+  </p>
+  -->
 
-  <p> ${_('Specify a particular problem in the course here by its url:')} </p>
+  <hr>
+
+  <h2>${_("Student-specific grade adjustment")}</h2>
+
+  <p>
+    <!-- Doesn't work for username but this MUST work -->
+  ${_("Specify the {platform_name} email address or username of a student here:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+  <input type="text" name="student-select-grade" placeholder="${_("Student Email or Username")}">
+  </p>
+  <br>
+
+  <p> ${_('Specify a particular problem in the course here by its url:')} 
   <input type="text" name="problem-select-single" placeholder="${_("Problem urlname")}">
+  </p>
+
   <p>
     ${_('You may use just the "urlname" if a problem, or "modulename/urlname" if not. (For example, if the location is {location1}, then just provide the {urlname1}. If the location is {location2}, then provide {urlname2}.)').format(
     location1="<tt>i4x://university/course/problem/problemname</tt>",
@@ -29,20 +51,31 @@
     urlname2="<tt>notaproblem/someothername</tt>")
     }
   </p>
-  <input type="button" name="reset-attempts-single" value="${_("Reset Student Attempts")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
 
-  %if section_data['access']['instructor']:
-    <p> ${_('You may also delete the entire state of a student for the specified module:')} </p>
-    <input type="button" class="molly-guard" name="delete-state-single" value="${_("Delete Student State for Module")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
-  %endif
+  <p>
+  ${_("Next, select an action to perform for the given user and problem:")}
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+    <!-- Doesn't give any type of notification upon success -->
+  <input type="button" name="reset-attempts-single" value="${_("Reset Student Attempts")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
 
   %if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BACKGROUND_TASKS') and section_data['access']['instructor']:
     <input type="button" name="rescore-problem-single" value="${_("Rescore Student Submission")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['rescore_problem_url'] }">
   %endif
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+  %if section_data['access']['instructor']:
+    <p> ${_('You may also delete the entire state of a student for the specified problem:')} </p>
+    <input type="button" class="molly-guard" name="delete-state-single" value="${_("Delete Student State for Problem")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
+  %endif
+  </p>
+
 
   %if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BACKGROUND_TASKS') and section_data['access']['instructor']:
     <p>
-      ${_("Rescoring runs in the background, and status for active tasks will appear in a table below. "
+      ${_("Rescoring runs in the background, and status for active tasks will appear in a table on the Course Info tab. "
       "To see status for all tasks submitted for this problem and student, click on this button:")}
     </p>
 
@@ -76,18 +109,11 @@
     </p>
     <p>
     <p>
-      ${_("These actions run in the background, and status for active tasks will appear in a table below. "
+      ${_("These actions run in the background, and status for active tasks will appear in a table on the Course Info tab. "
       "To see status for all tasks submitted for this problem, click on this button")}:
     </p>
       <input type="button" name="task-history-all" value="${_("Show Background Task History for Problem")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['list_instructor_tasks_url'] }">
       <div class="task-history-all-table"></div>
     </p>
   </div>
-
-
-  <div class="running-tasks-container action-type-container">
-    <hr>
-    <h2> ${_("Pending Instructor Tasks")} </h2>
-    <div class="running-tasks-table" data-endpoint="${ section_data['list_instructor_tasks_url'] }"></div>
-  </div>
 %endif