diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/hyku.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/hyku.scss
index 2ce0a2e65..76fca1abb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/hyku.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/hyku.scss
@@ -519,6 +519,15 @@ body.public-facing {
   border: 1px solid #ccc;
 }
 
+.new_featured_collection_list {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+// align featured collections with featured works
+#featured_collections {
+  margin-top: -5px;
+}
+
 .mb-30 {
   margin-bottom: 30px;
 }
@@ -714,6 +723,10 @@ tr[data-feature="use-iiif-print"] {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   justify-content: left;
+
+  h3 {
+    font-size: inherit;
+  }
 }
 
 // slideshow heading
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/institutional_repository.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/institutional_repository.scss
index 753f0806a..111a8446f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/institutional_repository.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/institutional_repository.scss
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
     padding-bottom: 0 !important;
   }
 
-  .collections-container,
   .recently-uploaded {
     a {
       img {
diff --git a/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_explore_collections.html.erb b/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_explore_collections.html.erb
index f76355c3a..11c580800 100644
--- a/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_explore_collections.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_explore_collections.html.erb
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
           ) %>
         <% end %>
       </div>
-      <div>
+      <h3>
         <%= link_to [hyrax, featured_collection] do %>
           <%= markdown(featured_collection.title.first) %>
         <% end %>
-      </div>
+      </h3>
     </div>
   </td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_featured_collection_fields.html.erb b/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_featured_collection_fields.html.erb
index 50f638475..afd98a5b1 100644
--- a/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_featured_collection_fields.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_featured_collection_fields.html.erb
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-<div class="featured-item-title d-flex">
-  <div class="sr-only">
-    <%= t('hyrax.homepage.featured_collections.document.title_label') %>
-  </div>
-  <div class='homepage-work-thumbnail'>
-    <%= link_to [hyrax, featured] do %>
-      <%= render_thumbnail_tag(featured.solr_document, {suppress_link: true}) %>
-    <% end %>
-  </div>
-  <div>
-    <h5>
+<div>
+  <div class="featured-item-title">
+    <span class="sr-only"><%= t('hyrax.homepage.featured_collections.document.title_label') %></span>
+    <h3>
       <%= link_to [hyrax, featured] do %>
-        <%= markdown(featured.title.first) %>
+        <%= render_thumbnail_tag(featured.solr_document, {alt: "#{featured.title.first.to_s} #{ t('hyrax.homepage.admin_sets.thumbnail')}" }, {suppress_link: true})%><%= markdown(featured.title.first) %>
       <% end %>
-    </h5>
+    </h3>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_sortable_featured_collections.html.erb b/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_sortable_featured_collections.html.erb
index 77ee8ac59..3b90ac189 100644
--- a/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_sortable_featured_collections.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/hyrax/homepage/_sortable_featured_collections.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <% presenter = f.object.presenter %>
 <li class="dd-item dd3-item featured-item" data-id="<%= presenter.id %>">
-  <div class="dd-handle dd3-handle">
-    <%= t 'hyrax.homepage.featured_works.drag' %>
-  </div>
+  <div class="dd-handle dd3-handle"><%= t 'hyrax.homepage.featured_works.drag' %></div>
   <div class="dd3-content card">
     <%= f.hidden_field :id %>
     <%= f.hidden_field :order, data: { property: "order" } %>
-    <div class="card-body row">
-      <div class="col-md-12">
+    <div class="main row">
+      <div class="col-sm-12">
         <% if can? :destroy, FeaturedCollection %>
           <h3 class="float-right">
             <%= link_to main_app.featured_collection_path(presenter, format: :json),
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_appearance_styles.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_appearance_styles.html.erb
index 480721d44..36fd88747 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_appearance_styles.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_appearance_styles.html.erb
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
   @import url(//<%= appearance.font_import_headline_url %>);
 <% end %>
 
-body.public-facing { font-family: <%= appearance.font_body_family %>; }
+body.public-facing { font-family: <%= appearance.font_body_family %> !important; }
 body.public-facing h1,
 body.public-facing h2,
 body.public-facing h3,
 body.public-facing h4,
 body.public-facing h5,
-body.public-facing h6 { font-family: <%= appearance.font_headline_family %>; }
+body.public-facing h6 { font-family: <%= appearance.font_headline_family %> !important; }
 
 /* LINK COLORS */
 body.public-facing a,
-body.public-facing .dropdown-menu a { 
+body.public-facing .dropdown-menu a {
   color: <%= appearance.link_color %>;
 }
 body.public-facing a:hover,