diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index 98444c176d..640dd7c08d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -393,3 +393,44 @@ def instructor_dashboard(request, course_id):
     context = {'course': course,
                'staff_access': True,}
     return render_to_response('courseware/instructor_dashboard.html', context)
+
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
+def enroll_students(request, course_id):
+    ''' Allows a staff member to enroll students in a course. 
+
+    This is a short-term hack for Berkeley courses launching fall
+    2012. In the long term, we would like functionality like this, but
+    we would like both the instructor and the student to agree. Right
+    now, this allows any instructor to add students to their course,
+    which we do not want.
+
+    It is poorly written and poorly tested, but it's designed to be
+    stripped out.
+    '''
+
+    course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'staff')
+    existing_students = [ce.user.email for ce in CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(course_id = course_id)]
+
+    if 'new_students' in request.POST:
+        new_students = request.POST['new_students'].split('\n')
+    else:
+        new_students = []
+    new_students = [s.strip() for s in new_students]
+    
+    added_students = []
+    rejected_students = []
+
+    for student in new_students:
+        try: 
+            nce = CourseEnrollment(user=User.objects.get(email = student), course_id = course_id)
+            nce.save()
+            added_students.append(student)
+        except: 
+            rejected_students.append(student)
+ 
+    return render_to_response("enroll_students.html", {'course':course_id, 
+                                                       'existing_students': existing_students, 
+                                                       'added_students': added_students,
+                                                       'rejected_students': rejected_students,
+                                                       'debug':new_students})
diff --git a/lms/templates/enroll_students.html b/lms/templates/enroll_students.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f0b6ccc01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/enroll_students.html
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<h1>Student Enrollment Form </h1>
+
+<p> Course: ${ course }
+
+<form method="POST"> 
+<input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="${ csrf_token }">
+<h2> Add new students </h2>
+<textarea name="new_students">
+</textarea>
+<input type="submit">
+</form>
+
+<p> Existing students:
+
+<p> ${ existing_students }
+
+<p> New students added: 
+${ added_students }
+
+<p> Students rejected: 
+${ rejected_students }
+
+<p> Debug: 
+<p> ${ debug }
+
+
+<p> foo
+<p> bar
+<p> biff
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index cadf75420f..ca5b01fa2c 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
             'courseware.views.gradebook', name='gradebook'),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/grade_summary$',
             'courseware.views.grade_summary', name='grade_summary'),
-
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/enroll_students$',
+            'courseware.views.enroll_students', name='enroll_students'),
     )
 
     # discussion forums live within courseware, so courseware must be enabled first