diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
index 3b37b53ba6..bdd7fd462e 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
@@ -329,16 +329,12 @@ section.instructor-dashboard-content-2 {
 .instructor-dashboard-wrapper-2 section.idash-section#membership {
   $half_width: $baseline * 20;
 
-  .vert-left,
-  .vert-right {
-    display: inline-block;
-    vertical-align: top;
-    width: 48%;
-    margin-right: 2%;
-  }
+  .membership-section {
+    margin-bottom: $baseline;
 
-  .vert-right {
-    margin-right: 0;
+    &:last-child {
+      margin-bottom: 0; // last child!
+    }
   }
 
   .batch-enrollment, .batch-beta-testers {
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html
index 13ffd499d2..a4cfa08e5b 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/membership.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </div>
 </script>
 
-<div class="batch-enrollment">
+<section class="batch-enrollment membership-section">
   <h2> ${_("Batch Enrollment")} </h2>
   <p>
     <label for="student-ids">
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <label for="auto-enroll">${_("Auto Enroll")}</label>
     <div class="hint auto-enroll-hint">
       <span class="hint-caret"></span>
-      <p> 
+      <p>
 	${_("If this option is <em>checked</em>, users who have not yet registered for {platform_name} will be automatically enrolled.").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
 	${_("If this option is left <em>unchecked</em>, users who have not yet registered for {platform_name} will not be enrolled, but will be allowed to enroll once they make an account.").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
 	<br /><br />
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <label for="email-students">${_("Notify users by email")}</label>
     <div class="hint email-students-hint">
       <span class="hint-caret"></span>
-      <p> 
+      <p>
 	${_("If this option is <em>checked</em>, users will receive an email notification.")}
       </p>
     </div>
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
   </div>
   <div class="request-response"></div>
   <div class="request-response-error"></div>
-</div>
+</section>
 
 %if section_data['access']['instructor']:
-<div class="batch-beta-testers">
+<section class="batch-beta-testers membership-section">
   <h2> ${_("Batch Beta Tester Addition")} </h2>
   <p>
     <label for="student-ids-for-beta">
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@
 
   <div class="request-response"></div>
   <div class="request-response-error"></div>
-</div>
+</section>
 %endif
 
-<div class="member-lists-management">
+<section class="member-lists-management membership-section">
   ## Translators: an "Administration List" is a list, such as Course Staff, that users can be added to.
   <h2> ${_("Administration List Management")} </h2>
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     ></div>
   %endif
 
-</div>
+</section>
 
 %if course.is_cohorted:
 <hr class="divider" />