diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 94963e4630..2f4d7efead 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ Akshay Jagadeesh <akjags@gmail.com>
 Nick Parlante <nick.parlante@cs.stanford.edu>
 Marko Seric <marko.seric@math.uzh.ch>
 Felipe Montoya <felipe.montoya@edunext.co>
+Julia Hansbrough <julia@edx.org>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b05af2a0fd..0b424adbfc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ the top.  Include a label indicating the component affected.
 
 LMS: Disable data download buttons on the instructor dashboard for large courses
 
+LMS: Ported bulk emailing to the beta instructor dashboard.
+
 LMS: Refactor and clean student dashboard templates.
 
 LMS: Fix issue with CourseMode expiration dates
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/terrain/course_helpers.py b/common/djangoapps/terrain/course_helpers.py
index 1d41e880ea..40c89b1087 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/terrain/course_helpers.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/terrain/course_helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=W0621
 
 from lettuce import world
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import editable_modulestore
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ def register_by_course_id(course_id, username='robot', password='test', is_staff
     CourseEnrollment.enroll(user, course_id)
 
 
+@world.absorb
+def add_to_course_staff(username, course_num):
+    """
+    Add the user with `username` to the course staff group
+    for `course_num`.
+    """
+    # Based on code in lms/djangoapps/courseware/access.py
+    group_name = "instructor_{}".format(course_num)
+    group, _ = Group.objects.get_or_create(name=group_name)
+    group.save()
+
+    user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+    user.groups.add(group)
+
+
 @world.absorb
 def clear_courses():
     # Flush and initialize the module store
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.feature b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d3784c1ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+@shard_2
+Feature: Bulk Email
+    As an instructor or course staff,
+    In order to communicate with students and staff
+    I want to send email to staff and students in a course.
+
+    Scenario: Send bulk email
+    Given I am "<Role>" for a course
+    When I send email to "<Recipient>"
+    Then Email is sent to "<Recipient>"
+
+    Examples:
+    | Role          |  Recipient     |
+    | instructor    |  myself        |
+    | instructor    |  course staff  |
+    | instructor    |  students, staff, and instructors  |
+    | staff         |  myself        |
+    | staff         |  course staff  |
+    | staff         |  students, staff, and instructors  |
+    
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..220ab9ecee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+"""
+Define steps for bulk email acceptance test.
+"""
+
+#pylint: disable=C0111
+#pylint: disable=W0621
+
+from lettuce import world, step
+from lettuce.django import mail
+from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_true, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from django.core.management import call_command
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+@step(u'I am an instructor for a course')
+def i_am_an_instructor(step):  # pylint: disable=W0613
+
+    # Clear existing courses to avoid conflicts
+    world.clear_courses()
+
+    # Register the instructor as staff for the course
+    world.register_by_course_id(
+        'edx/999/Test_Course',
+        username='instructor',
+        password='password',
+        is_staff=True
+    )
+    world.add_to_course_staff('instructor', '999')
+
+    # Register another staff member
+    world.register_by_course_id(
+        'edx/999/Test_Course',
+        username='staff',
+        password='password',
+        is_staff=True
+    )
+    world.add_to_course_staff('staff', '999')
+
+    # Register a student
+    world.register_by_course_id(
+        'edx/999/Test_Course',
+        username='student',
+        password='password',
+        is_staff=False
+    )
+
+    # Log in as the instructor for the course
+    world.log_in(
+        username='instructor',
+        password='password',
+        email="instructor@edx.org",
+        name="Instructor"
+    )
+
+
+# Dictionary mapping a description of the email recipient
+# to the corresponding <option> value in the UI.
+SEND_TO_OPTIONS = {
+    'myself': 'myself',
+    'course staff': 'staff',
+    'students, staff, and instructors': 'all'
+}
+
+
+@step(u'I send email to "([^"]*)"')
+def when_i_send_an_email(recipient):
+
+    # Check that the recipient is valid
+    assert_in(
+        recipient, SEND_TO_OPTIONS,
+        msg="Invalid recipient: {}".format(recipient)
+    )
+
+    # Because we flush the database before each run,
+    # we need to ensure that the email template fixture
+    # is re-loaded into the database
+    call_command('loaddata', 'course_email_template.json')
+
+    # Go to the email section of the instructor dash
+    world.visit('/courses/edx/999/Test_Course')
+    world.css_click('a[href="/courses/edx/999/Test_Course/instructor"]')
+    world.css_click('div.beta-button-wrapper>a')
+    world.css_click('a[data-section="send_email"]')
+
+    # Select the recipient
+    world.select_option('send_to', SEND_TO_OPTIONS[recipient])
+
+    # Enter subject and message
+    world.css_fill('input#id_subject', 'Hello')
+
+    with world.browser.get_iframe('mce_0_ifr') as iframe:
+        editor = iframe.find_by_id('tinymce')[0]
+        editor.fill('test message')
+
+    # Click send
+    world.css_click('input[name="send"]')
+
+    # Expect to see a message that the email was sent
+    expected_msg = "Your email was successfully queued for sending."
+    assert_true(
+        world.css_has_text('div.request-response', expected_msg, '#request-response', allow_blank=False),
+        msg="Could not find email success message."
+    )
+
+
+# Dictionaries mapping description of email recipient
+# to the expected recipient email addresses
+EXPECTED_ADDRESSES = {
+    'myself': ['instructor@edx.org'],
+    'course staff': ['instructor@edx.org', 'staff@edx.org'],
+    'students, staff, and instructors': ['instructor@edx.org', 'staff@edx.org', 'student@edx.org']
+}
+
+UNSUBSCRIBE_MSG = 'To stop receiving email like this'
+
+
+@step(u'Email is sent to "([^"]*)"')
+def then_the_email_is_sent(recipient):
+
+    # Check that the recipient is valid
+    assert_in(
+        recipient, SEND_TO_OPTIONS,
+        msg="Invalid recipient: {}".format(recipient)
+    )
+
+    # Retrieve messages.  Because we are using celery in "always eager"
+    # mode, we expect all messages to be sent by this point.
+    messages = []
+    while not mail.queue.empty():  # pylint: disable=E1101
+        messages.append(mail.queue.get())  # pylint: disable=E1101
+
+    # Check that we got the right number of messages
+    assert_equal(
+        len(messages), len(EXPECTED_ADDRESSES[recipient]),
+        msg="Received {0} instead of {1} messages for {2}".format(
+            len(messages), len(EXPECTED_ADDRESSES[recipient]), recipient
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Check that the message properties were correct
+    recipients = []
+    for msg in messages:
+        assert_in('Hello', msg.subject)
+        assert_in(settings.DEFAULT_BULK_FROM_EMAIL, msg.from_email)
+
+        # Message body should have the message we sent
+        # and an unsubscribe message
+        assert_in('test message', msg.body)
+        assert_in(UNSUBSCRIBE_MSG, msg.body)
+
+        # Should have alternative HTML form
+        assert_equal(len(msg.alternatives), 1)
+        content = msg.alternatives[0]
+        assert_in('test message', content)
+        assert_in(UNSUBSCRIBE_MSG, content)
+
+        # Store the recipient address so we can verify later
+        recipients.extend(msg.recipients())
+
+    # Check that the messages were sent to the right people
+    for addr in EXPECTED_ADDRESSES[recipient]:
+        assert_in(addr, recipients)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_api.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_api.py
index a32217ab30..693e832e5d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_api.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import unittest
 import json
 import requests
 from urllib import quote
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.test import TestCase
 from nose.tools import raises
 from mock import Mock, patch
@@ -125,6 +124,7 @@ class TestInstructorAPIDenyLevels(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
             'list_forum_members',
             'update_forum_role_membership',
             'proxy_legacy_analytics',
+            'send_email',
         ]
         for endpoint in staff_level_endpoints:
             url = reverse(endpoint, kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ class TestInstructorAPILevelsAccess(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase
     This test does NOT test whether the actions had an effect on the
     database, that is the job of test_access.
     This tests the response and action switch.
-    Actually, modify_access does not having a very meaningful
-        response yet, so only the status code is tested.
+    Actually, modify_access does not have a very meaningful
+    response yet, so only the status code is tested.
     """
     def setUp(self):
         self.instructor = AdminFactory.create()
@@ -691,7 +691,74 @@ class TestInstructorAPIRegradeTask(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase)
         })
         print response.content
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertTrue(act.called)
+
+
+@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE)
+class TestInstructorSendEmail(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
+    """
+    Checks that only instructors have access to email endpoints, and that
+    these endpoints are only accessible with courses that actually exist,
+    only with valid email messages.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.instructor = AdminFactory.create()
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create()
+        self.client.login(username=self.instructor.username, password='test')
+        test_subject = u'\u1234 test subject'
+        test_message = u'\u6824 test message'
+        self.full_test_message = {
+            'send_to': 'staff',
+            'subject': test_subject,
+            'message': test_message,
+        }
+
+    def test_send_email_as_logged_in_instructor(self):
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        response = self.client.post(url, self.full_test_message)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_send_email_but_not_logged_in(self):
+        self.client.logout()
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        response = self.client.post(url, self.full_test_message)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+    def test_send_email_but_not_staff(self):
+        self.client.logout()
+        student = UserFactory()
+        self.client.login(username=student.username, password='test')
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        response = self.client.post(url, self.full_test_message)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+    def test_send_email_but_course_not_exist(self):
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': 'GarbageCourse/DNE/NoTerm'})
+        response = self.client.post(url, self.full_test_message)
+        self.assertNotEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_send_email_no_sendto(self):
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        response = self.client.post(url, {
+            'subject': 'test subject',
+            'message': 'test message',
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
+    def test_send_email_no_subject(self):
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        response = self.client.post(url, {
+            'send_to': 'staff',
+            'message': 'test message',
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
+    def test_send_email_no_message(self):
+        url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        response = self.client.post(url, {
+            'send_to': 'staff',
+            'subject': 'test subject',
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
 
 
 @override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_email.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_email.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae21f85faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+"""
+Unit tests for email feature flag in new instructor dashboard.
+Additionally tests that bulk email is always disabled for
+non-Mongo backed courses, regardless of email feature flag.
+"""
+
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+
+from courseware.tests.tests import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE
+from student.tests.factories import AdminFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
+from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE
+
+from mock import patch
+
+
+@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE)
+class TestNewInstructorDashboardEmailViewMongoBacked(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Check for email view on the new instructor dashboard
+    for Mongo-backed courses
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create()
+
+        # Create instructor account
+        instructor = AdminFactory.create()
+        self.client.login(username=instructor.username, password="test")
+
+        # URL for instructor dash
+        self.url = reverse('instructor_dashboard_2', kwargs={'course_id': self.course.id})
+        # URL for email view
+        self.email_link = '<a href="" data-section="send_email">Email</a>'
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """
+        Undo all patches.
+        """
+        patch.stopall()
+
+    # In order for bulk email to work, we must have both the ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL_FLAG
+    # set to True and for the course to be Mongo-backed.
+    # The flag is enabled and the course is Mongo-backed (should work)
+    @patch.dict(settings.MITX_FEATURES, {'ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL': True})
+    def test_email_flag_true_mongo_true(self):
+        # Assert that the URL for the email view is in the response
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertIn(self.email_link, response.content)
+
+        send_to_label = '<label for="id_to">Send to:</label>'
+        self.assertTrue(send_to_label in response.content)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    # The course is Mongo-backed but the flag is disabled (should not work)
+    @patch.dict(settings.MITX_FEATURES, {'ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL': False})
+    def test_email_flag_false_mongo_true(self):
+        # Assert that the URL for the email view is not in the response
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertFalse(self.email_link in response.content)
+
+
+@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MIXED_MODULESTORE)
+class TestNewInstructorDashboardEmailViewXMLBacked(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Check for email view on the new instructor dashboard
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.course_name = 'edX/toy/2012_Fall'
+
+        # Create instructor account
+        instructor = AdminFactory.create()
+        self.client.login(username=instructor.username, password="test")
+
+        # URL for instructor dash
+        self.url = reverse('instructor_dashboard_2', kwargs={'course_id': self.course_name})
+        # URL for email view
+        self.email_link = '<a href="" data-section="send_email">Email</a>'
+
+    # The flag is enabled but the course is not Mongo-backed (should not work)
+    @patch.dict(settings.MITX_FEATURES, {'ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL': True})
+    def test_email_flag_true_mongo_false(self):
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertFalse(self.email_link in response.content)
+
+    # The flag is disabled and the course is not Mongo-backed (should not work)
+    @patch.dict(settings.MITX_FEATURES, {'ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL': False})
+    def test_email_flag_false_mongo_false(self):
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertFalse(self.email_link in response.content)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_legacy_email.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_legacy_email.py
index d8761466b0..c89641c98d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_legacy_email.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/test_legacy_email.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Unit tests for email feature flag in instructor dashboard
+Unit tests for email feature flag in legacy instructor dashboard
 and student dashboard. Additionally tests that bulk email
 is always disabled for non-Mongo backed courses, regardless
 of email feature flag.
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
index e0b047604e..35dbde477d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Many of these GETs may become PUTs in the future.
 import re
 import logging
 import requests
-from collections import OrderedDict
 from django.conf import settings
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_control
@@ -40,6 +39,10 @@ import analytics.distributions
 import analytics.csvs
 import csv
 
+from bulk_email.models import CourseEmail
+from html_to_text import html_to_text
+from bulk_email import tasks
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -95,7 +98,44 @@ def require_query_params(*args, **kwargs):
             for (param, extra) in required_params:
                 default = object()
                 if request.GET.get(param, default) == default:
-                    error_response_data['parameters'] += [param]
+                    error_response_data['parameters'].append(param)
+                    error_response_data['info'][param] = extra
+
+            if len(error_response_data['parameters']) > 0:
+                return JsonResponse(error_response_data, status=400)
+            else:
+                return func(*args, **kwargs)
+        return wrapped
+    return decorator
+
+
+def require_post_params(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Checks for required parameters or renders a 400 error.
+    (decorator with arguments)
+
+    Functions like 'require_query_params', but checks for
+    POST parameters rather than GET parameters.
+    """
+    required_params = []
+    required_params += [(arg, None) for arg in args]
+    required_params += [(key, kwargs[key]) for key in kwargs]
+    # required_params = e.g. [('action', 'enroll or unenroll'), ['emails', None]]
+
+    def decorator(func):  # pylint: disable=C0111
+        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=C0111
+            request = args[0]
+
+            error_response_data = {
+                'error': 'Missing required query parameter(s)',
+                'parameters': [],
+                'info': {},
+            }
+
+            for (param, extra) in required_params:
+                default = object()
+                if request.POST.get(param, default) == default:
+                    error_response_data['parameters'].append(param)
                     error_response_data['info'][param] = extra
 
             if len(error_response_data['parameters']) > 0:
@@ -397,7 +437,7 @@ def get_anon_ids(request, course_id):  # pylint: disable=W0613
     students = User.objects.filter(
         courseenrollment__course_id=course_id,
     ).order_by('id')
-    header =['User ID', 'Anonymized user ID']
+    header = ['User ID', 'Anonymized user ID']
     rows = [[s.id, unique_id_for_user(s)] for s in students]
     return csv_response(course_id.replace('/', '-') + '-anon-ids.csv', header, rows)
 
@@ -706,6 +746,38 @@ def list_forum_members(request, course_id):
     return JsonResponse(response_payload)
 
 
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
+@require_level('staff')
+@require_post_params(send_to="sending to whom", subject="subject line", message="message text")
+def send_email(request, course_id):
+    """
+    Send an email to self, staff, or everyone involved in a course.
+    Query Parameters:
+    - 'send_to' specifies what group the email should be sent to
+       Options are defined by the Email model in
+       lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/models.py
+    - 'subject' specifies email's subject
+    - 'message' specifies email's content
+    """
+    send_to = request.POST.get("send_to")
+    subject = request.POST.get("subject")
+    message = request.POST.get("message")
+    text_message = html_to_text(message)
+    email = CourseEmail(
+        course_id=course_id,
+        sender=request.user,
+        to_option=send_to,
+        subject=subject,
+        html_message=message,
+        text_message=text_message,
+    )
+    email.save()
+    tasks.delegate_email_batches.delay(email.id, request.user.id)  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    response_payload = {'course_id': course_id}
+    return JsonResponse(response_payload)
+
+
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 @cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
 @require_level('staff')
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py
index 07af69558f..79cdcf7e69 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api_urls.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Instructor API endpoint urls.
 """
 
-
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',  # nopep8
@@ -34,4 +33,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',  # nopep8
         'instructor.views.api.update_forum_role_membership', name="update_forum_role_membership"),
     url(r'^proxy_legacy_analytics$',
         'instructor.views.api.proxy_legacy_analytics', name="proxy_legacy_analytics"),
+    url(r'^send_email$',
+        'instructor.views.api.send_email', name="send_email")
 )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
index 35f7257902..86d3b0415e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
@@ -11,20 +11,25 @@ from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from xmodule_modifiers import wrap_xmodule
+from xmodule.html_module import HtmlDescriptor
+from xmodule.modulestore import MONGO_MODULESTORE_TYPE
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+from xblock.field_data import DictFieldData
+from xblock.fields import ScopeIds
 from courseware.access import has_access
 from courseware.courses import get_course_by_id
 from django_comment_client.utils import has_forum_access
 from django_comment_common.models import FORUM_ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 
-
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 @cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
 def instructor_dashboard_2(request, course_id):
     """ Display the instructor dashboard for a course. """
 
     course = get_course_by_id(course_id, depth=None)
+    is_studio_course = (modulestore().get_modulestore_type(course_id) == MONGO_MODULESTORE_TYPE)
 
     access = {
         'admin': request.user.is_staff,
@@ -47,12 +52,13 @@ def instructor_dashboard_2(request, course_id):
     ]
 
     enrollment_count = sections[0]['enrollment_count']
-
     disable_buttons = False
     max_enrollment_for_buttons = settings.MITX_FEATURES.get("MAX_ENROLLMENT_INSTR_BUTTONS")
     if max_enrollment_for_buttons is not None:
         disable_buttons = enrollment_count > max_enrollment_for_buttons
 
+    if settings.MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL'] and is_studio_course:
+        sections.append(_section_send_email(course_id, access, course))
 
     context = {
         'course': course,
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ def _section_student_admin(course_id, access):
         'section_display_name': _('Student Admin'),
         'access': access,
         'get_student_progress_url_url': reverse('get_student_progress_url', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
+        'enrollment_url': reverse('students_update_enrollment', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
         'reset_student_attempts_url': reverse('reset_student_attempts', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
         'rescore_problem_url': reverse('rescore_problem', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
         'list_instructor_tasks_url': reverse('list_instructor_tasks', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
@@ -150,6 +157,22 @@ def _section_data_download(course_id):
     return section_data
 
 
+def _section_send_email(course_id, access, course):
+    """ Provide data for the corresponding bulk email section """
+    html_module = HtmlDescriptor(course.system, DictFieldData({'data': ''}), ScopeIds(None, None, None, None))
+    fragment = course.system.render(html_module, 'studio_view')
+    fragment = wrap_xmodule('xmodule_edit.html', html_module, 'studio_view', fragment, None)
+    email_editor = fragment.content
+    section_data = {
+        'section_key': 'send_email',
+        'section_display_name': _('Email'),
+        'access': access,
+        'send_email': reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
+        'editor': email_editor
+    }
+    return section_data
+
+
 def _section_analytics(course_id):
     """ Provide data for the corresponding dashboard section """
     section_data = {
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py
index 53be1d3347..0978d020bf 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/legacy.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ from bulk_email.models import CourseEmail
 from html_to_text import html_to_text
 from bulk_email import tasks
 
-
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # internal commands for managing forum roles:
diff --git a/lms/envs/acceptance.py b/lms/envs/acceptance.py
index 25f1f49854..9f2f0866db 100644
--- a/lms/envs/acceptance.py
+++ b/lms/envs/acceptance.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ TRACKING_BACKENDS.update({
     }
 })
 
+DEFAULT_BULK_FROM_EMAIL = "test@test.org"
+
 # Forums are disabled in test.py to speed up unit tests, but we do not have
 # per-test control for acceptance tests
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE'] = True
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@ MITX_FEATURES['AUTOMATIC_VERIFY_STUDENT_IDENTITY_FOR_TESTING'] = True
 # Enable fake payment processing page
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_PAYMENT_FAKE'] = True
 
+# Enable email on the instructor dash
+MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL'] = True
+
 # Configure the payment processor to use the fake processing page
 # Since both the fake payment page and the shoppingcart app are using
 # the same settings, we can generate this randomly and guarantee
diff --git a/lms/envs/dev.py b/lms/envs/dev.py
index 4d46dc52e2..e873861196 100644
--- a/lms/envs/dev.py
+++ b/lms/envs/dev.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_MANUAL_GIT_RELOAD'] = True
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_PSYCHOMETRICS'] = False    # real-time psychometrics (eg item response theory analysis in instructor dashboard)
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_ANALYTICS'] = True
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_SERVICE_STATUS'] = True
+MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_EMAIL'] = True
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_HINTER_INSTRUCTOR_VIEW'] = True
 MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BETA_DASHBOARD'] = True
 MITX_FEATURES['MULTIPLE_ENROLLMENT_ROLES'] = True
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/analytics.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/analytics.coffee
index d53b511e1c..018b7e9c57 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/analytics.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/analytics.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-# Analytics Section
+###
+Analytics Section
+
+imports from other modules.
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
 
-# imports from other modules.
-# wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
-# such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
 plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
 std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
 
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/course_info.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/course_info.coffee
index d48c7ba873..19f9ce9707 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/course_info.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/course_info.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-# Course Info Section
-# This is the implementation of the simplest section
-# of the instructor dashboard.
+###
+Course Info Section
+This is the implementation of the simplest section
+of the instructor dashboard.
+
+imports from other modules.
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
 
-# imports from other modules.
-# wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
-# such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
 plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
 std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
 
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/data_download.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/data_download.coffee
index ee9be4254d..b5bbde9182 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/data_download.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/data_download.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-# Data Download Section
+###
+Data Download Section
+
+imports from other modules.
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
 
-# imports from other modules.
-# wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
-# such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
 plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
 std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
 
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/instructor_dashboard.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/instructor_dashboard.coffee
index a7c803f8ac..c645fcf67e 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/instructor_dashboard.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/instructor_dashboard.coffee
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
-# Instructor Dashboard Tab Manager
-# The instructor dashboard is broken into sections.
-# Only one section is visible at a time,
-#   and is responsible for its own functionality.
-#
-# NOTE: plantTimeout (which is just setTimeout from util.coffee)
-#       is used frequently in the instructor dashboard to isolate
-#       failures. If one piece of code under a plantTimeout fails
-#       then it will not crash the rest of the dashboard.
-#
-# NOTE: The instructor dashboard currently does not
-#       use backbone. Just lots of jquery. This should be fixed.
-#
-# NOTE: Server endpoints in the dashboard are stored in
-#       the 'data-endpoint' attribute of relevant html elements.
-#       The urls are rendered there by a template.
-#
-# NOTE: For an example of what a section object should look like
-#       see course_info.coffee
+###
+Instructor Dashboard Tab Manager
+
+The instructor dashboard is broken into sections.
+
+Only one section is visible at a time,
+  and is responsible for its own functionality.
+
+NOTE: plantTimeout (which is just setTimeout from util.coffee)
+      is used frequently in the instructor dashboard to isolate
+      failures. If one piece of code under a plantTimeout fails
+      then it will not crash the rest of the dashboard.
+
+NOTE: The instructor dashboard currently does not
+      use backbone. Just lots of jquery. This should be fixed.
+
+NOTE: Server endpoints in the dashboard are stored in
+      the 'data-endpoint' attribute of relevant html elements.
+      The urls are rendered there by a template.
+
+NOTE: For an example of what a section object should look like
+      see course_info.coffee
+
+imports from other modules
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
 
-# imports from other modules
-# wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
-# such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
 plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
 std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
 
@@ -156,6 +161,9 @@ setup_instructor_dashboard_sections = (idash_content) ->
   ,
     constructor: window.InstructorDashboard.sections.StudentAdmin
     $element: idash_content.find ".#{CSS_IDASH_SECTION}#student_admin"
+  ,
+    constructor: window.InstructorDashboard.sections.Email
+    $element: idash_content.find ".#{CSS_IDASH_SECTION}#send_email"
   ,
     constructor: window.InstructorDashboard.sections.Analytics
     $element: idash_content.find ".#{CSS_IDASH_SECTION}#analytics"
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/membership.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/membership.coffee
index a50cd2c3dd..54b04be5db 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/membership.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/membership.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-# Membership Section
+###
+Membership Section
+
+imports from other modules.
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
 
-# imports from other modules.
-# wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
-# such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
 plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
 std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
 
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/send_email.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/send_email.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d1c184ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/send_email.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+###
+Email Section
+
+imports from other modules.
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
+
+plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
+std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
+
+class SendEmail
+  constructor: (@$container) ->
+    # gather elements
+    @$emailEditor = XModule.loadModule($('.xmodule_edit'));
+    @$send_to = @$container.find("select[name='send_to']'")
+    @$subject = @$container.find("input[name='subject']'")
+    @$btn_send = @$container.find("input[name='send']'")
+    @$task_response = @$container.find(".request-response")
+    @$request_response_error = @$container.find(".request-response-error")
+
+    # attach click handlers
+
+    @$btn_send.click =>
+      if @$subject.val() == ""
+        alert gettext("Your message must have a subject.")
+      else if @$emailEditor.save()['data'] == ""
+        alert gettext("Your message cannot be blank.")
+      else
+        success_message = gettext("Your email was successfully queued for sending.")
+        send_to = @$send_to.val().toLowerCase()
+        if send_to == "myself"
+          send_to = gettext("yourself")
+        else if send_to == "staff"
+          send_to = gettext("everyone who is staff or instructor on this course")
+        else
+          send_to = gettext("ALL (everyone who is enrolled in this course as student, staff, or instructor)")
+          success_message = gettext("Your email was successfully queued for sending.  Please note that for large public classes (~10k), it may take 1-2 hours to send all emails.")
+        subject = gettext(@$subject.val())
+        confirm_message = gettext("You are about to send an email titled \"#{subject}\" to #{send_to}.  Is this OK?")
+        if confirm confirm_message
+
+          send_data =
+            action: 'send'
+            send_to: @$send_to.val()
+            subject: @$subject.val()
+            message: @$emailEditor.save()['data']
+
+          $.ajax
+            type: 'POST'
+            dataType: 'json'
+            url: @$btn_send.data 'endpoint'
+            data: send_data
+            success: (data) => 
+              @display_response success_message
+              
+            error: std_ajax_err => 
+              @fail_with_error gettext('Error sending email.')
+
+        else
+          @$task_response.empty()
+          @$request_response_error.empty()
+              
+  fail_with_error: (msg) ->
+    console.warn msg
+    @$task_response.empty()
+    @$request_response_error.empty()
+    @$request_response_error.text gettext(msg)
+    $(".msg-confirm").css({"display":"none"})
+
+  display_response: (data_from_server) ->
+    @$task_response.empty()
+    @$request_response_error.empty()
+    @$task_response.text(data_from_server)
+    $(".msg-confirm").css({"display":"block"})
+
+
+# Email Section
+class Email
+  # enable subsections.
+  constructor: (@$section) ->
+    # attach self to html
+    # so that instructor_dashboard.coffee can find this object
+    # to call event handlers like 'onClickTitle'
+    @$section.data 'wrapper', @
+
+    # isolate # initialize SendEmail subsection
+    plantTimeout 0, => new SendEmail @$section.find '.send-email'
+
+  # handler for when the section title is clicked.
+  onClickTitle: ->
+
+
+# export for use
+# create parent namespaces if they do not already exist.
+# abort if underscore can not be found.
+if _?
+  _.defaults window, InstructorDashboard: {}
+  _.defaults window.InstructorDashboard, sections: {}
+  _.defaults window.InstructorDashboard.sections,
+    Email: Email
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
index 3ae99a9edc..c07069a493 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-# Student Admin Section
+###
+Student Admin Section
+
+imports from other modules.
+wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
+such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
+###
 
-# imports from other modules.
-# wrap in (-> ... apply) to defer evaluation
-# such that the value can be defined later than this assignment (file load order).
 plantTimeout = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantTimeout.apply this, arguments
 plantInterval = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.plantInterval.apply this, arguments
 std_ajax_err = -> window.InstructorDashboard.util.std_ajax_err.apply this, arguments
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
index 1a4777d0e0..947c4df41d 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
   // system feedback - messages
   .msg {
     border-radius: 1px;
-    padding: 10px 15px;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    padding: $baseline/2 $baseline*0.75;
+    margin-bottom: $baseline;
+    font-weight: 600;
 
     .copy {
       font-weight: 600;
@@ -44,10 +45,8 @@
   .msg-confirm {
     border-top: 2px solid $confirm-color;
     background: tint($confirm-color,95%);
-
-    .copy {
-      color: $confirm-color;
-    }
+    display: none;
+    color: $confirm-color;
   }
 
   // TYPE: confirm
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // ====================
-
   // inline copy
   .copy-confirm {
     color: $confirm-color;
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@
   .list-advice {
     list-style: none;
     padding: 0;
-    margin: 20px 0;
+    margin: $baseline 0;
 
     .item {
       font-weight: 600;
@@ -181,7 +178,6 @@ section.instructor-dashboard-content-2 {
   }
 }
 
-
 .instructor-dashboard-wrapper-2 section.idash-section#course_info {
   .course-errors-wrapper {
     margin-top: 2em;
@@ -244,6 +240,24 @@ section.instructor-dashboard-content-2 {
   }
 }
 
+.instructor-dashboard-wrapper-2 section.idash-section#send_email {
+  // form fields
+  .list-fields {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+
+    .field {
+      margin-bottom: $baseline;
+      padding: 0;
+
+      &:last-child {
+        margin-bottom: 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 
 .instructor-dashboard-wrapper-2 section.idash-section#membership {
   $half_width: $baseline * 20;
@@ -541,3 +555,7 @@ section.instructor-dashboard-content-2 {
     right: $baseline;
   }
 }
+
+input[name="subject"] {
+  width:600px;
+}
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html
index c209db0103..527143b65b 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_dashboard_2.html
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/slick.grid.js')}"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="${static.url('css/vendor/slickgrid/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.8.16.custom.css')}">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="${static.url('css/vendor/slickgrid/slick.grid.css')}">
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/CodeMirror/htmlmixed.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/CodeMirror/css.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/codemirror-compressed.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/tiny_mce/jquery.tinymce.js')}"></script>
+  <%static:js group='module-descriptor-js'/>
 </%block>
 
 ## NOTE that instructor is set as the active page so that the instructor button lights up, even though this is the instructor_2 page.
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c7354912a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+<%page args="section_data"/>
+
+<div class="vert-left send-email" id="section-send-email">
+  <h2> ${_("Send Email")} </h2>
+  <div class="request-response msg msg-confirm copy" id="request-response"></div>
+  <ul class="list-fields">
+    <li class="field">
+      <label for="id_to">${_("Send to:")}</label><br/>
+      <select id="id_to" name="send_to">
+        <option value="myself">${_("Myself")}</option>
+        %if to_option == "staff":
+        <option value="staff" selected="selected">${_("Staff and instructors")}</option>
+        %else:
+        <option value="staff">${_("Staff and instructors")}</option>
+          %endif
+          %if to_option == "all":
+            <option value="all" selected="selected">${_("All (students, staff and instructors)")}</option>
+          %else:
+      <option value="all">${_("All (students, staff and instructors)")}</option>
+      %endif
+      </select>
+    </li>
+  <br/>
+  <li class="field">
+    <label for="id_subject">${_("Subject: ")}</label><br/>
+    <input type="text" id="id_subject" name="subject">
+  </li>
+  <li class="field">
+    <label>Message:</label>
+      <div class="email-editor"> 
+      ${ section_data['editor'] } 
+      </div>
+    <input type="hidden" name="message" value="">
+  </li>
+  </ul>
+ <div class="submit-email-action">
+  ${_("Please try not to email students more than once a day. Before sending your email, consider:")}
+  <ul class="list-advice">
+   <li class="item">${_("Have you read over the email to make sure it says everything you want to say?")}</li>
+   <li class="item">${_("Have you sent the email to yourself first to make sure you're happy with how it's displayed?")}</li>
+  </ul>
+ </div>
+  <input type="button" name="send" value="${_("Send Email")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['send_email'] }" >
+  <div class="request-response-error"></div>
+</div>