diff --git a/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx b/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx
index cf6eda3..ba49550 100644
--- a/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx
+++ b/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function BulkEmailTool() {
 
   return (
     <CourseMetadataContext.Consumer>
-      {(courseMetadata) => (courseMetadata.isStaff ? (
+      {(courseMetadata) => (courseMetadata.originalUserIsStaff ? (
         <div>
           <NavigationTabs courseId={courseId} tabData={courseMetadata.tabs} />
           <div>
diff --git a/src/components/bulk-email-tool/test/BulkEmailTool.test.jsx b/src/components/bulk-email-tool/test/BulkEmailTool.test.jsx
index aaa6f40..9ea6c9b 100644
--- a/src/components/bulk-email-tool/test/BulkEmailTool.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/bulk-email-tool/test/BulkEmailTool.test.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import React from 'react';
 import { Factory } from 'rosie';
+import { camelCaseObject } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import {
   render, screen, cleanup, initializeMockApp,
 } from '../../../setupTest';
@@ -36,15 +37,15 @@ describe('BulkEmailTool', () => {
    */
   function buildCourseMetadata(cohortData, courseData) {
     const {
-      org, number, title, tabs, is_staff: isStaff,
-    } = courseData;
+      org, number, title, tabs, originalUserIsStaff,
+    } = camelCaseObject(courseData);
     const { cohorts } = cohortData;
 
     return {
       org,
       number,
       title,
-      isStaff,
+      originalUserIsStaff,
       tabs: [...tabs],
       cohorts: cohorts.map(({ name }) => name),
     };
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe('BulkEmailTool', () => {
 
   test('BulkEmailTool renders error page on no staff user', async () => {
     const cohorts = { cohorts: [] };
-    const courseInfo = Factory.build('courseMetadata', { is_staff: false });
+    const courseInfo = Factory.build('courseMetadata', { original_user_is_staff: false });
     const courseMetadata = buildCourseMetadata(cohorts, courseInfo);
     renderBulkEmailTool(courseMetadata);
     // verify error page is displayed for user without staff permissions
diff --git a/src/components/page-container/PageContainer.jsx b/src/components/page-container/PageContainer.jsx
index 220bccc..bb44656 100644
--- a/src/components/page-container/PageContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/page-container/PageContainer.jsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default function PageContainer(props) {
           org: '',
           number: '',
           title: '',
-          isStaff: false,
+          originalUserIsStaff: false,
           tabs: [],
           cohorts: [],
         });
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function PageContainer(props) {
       }
 
       const {
-        org, number, title, tabs, is_staff: isStaff,
+        org, number, title, tabs, originalUserIsStaff,
       } = metadataResponse;
       const { cohorts } = cohortsResponse;
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function PageContainer(props) {
         org,
         number,
         title,
-        isStaff,
+        originalUserIsStaff,
         tabs: [...tabs],
         cohorts: cohorts.map(({ name }) => name),
       });
diff --git a/src/components/page-container/data/__factories__/courseMetadata.factory.js b/src/components/page-container/data/__factories__/courseMetadata.factory.js
index f09aafb..1b1fc1c 100644
--- a/src/components/page-container/data/__factories__/courseMetadata.factory.js
+++ b/src/components/page-container/data/__factories__/courseMetadata.factory.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default Factory.define('courseMetadata')
   .option('host', 'http://localhost:18000')
   .attrs({
     is_staff: true,
-    original_user_is_staff: false,
+    original_user_is_staff: true,
     number: 'DemoX',
     org: 'edX',
     title: 'Demonstration Course',
diff --git a/src/components/page-container/data/api.js b/src/components/page-container/data/api.js
index d767e3f..de70663 100644
--- a/src/components/page-container/data/api.js
+++ b/src/components/page-container/data/api.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
+import { camelCaseObject, getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 
 const courseHomeBaseUrl = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_home/v1/course_metadata`;
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const courseHomeBaseUrl = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_home/v1/course
 export async function getCourseHomeCourseMetadata(courseId) {
   const courseHomeMetadataUrl = `${courseHomeBaseUrl}/${courseId}`;
   const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get(courseHomeMetadataUrl);
-  return data;
+  return camelCaseObject(data);
 }
 
 export async function getCohorts(courseId) {