diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_join_us.html.md b/app/views/layouts/_join_us.html.md
index a73ba52792..841a9d1ffc 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_join_us.html.md
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_join_us.html.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ and connect you with like-minded organizations committed to sustaining shared in
 for data publishing, curation, management, and preservation. Along with benefiting from Dryad’s
 core services members have access to:
 </p>
-<ul class="text-styles">
+<ul class="c-text_styles">
 <li><strong>Unlimited data publishing deposits</strong> – all fees, including large file costs, will be covered for submissions made by researchers affiliated with your institution.</li>
 <li><strong>Hands-on administrative dashboard</strong> – administrators will have access to a dashboard of all activity from your institution including curation and publishing activity for each dataset. This critical information provides a unique insight into data publishing activities at your institution and allows you to connect with your researchers.</li>
 <li><strong>Branded instance</strong> – users logging into Dryad from member institutions will access a custom-branded interface with their institution’s logo.</li>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ All member levels include the benefits listed above. The level selected should r
 
 <p>
 We offer several levels of memberships. All fees listed are annual and in USD.
-<ul class="text-styles">
+<ul class="c-text_styles">
 <li><strong>Level I Membership:</strong> 	$3,000  –  Primarily teaching institutions or small research output</li>
 <li><strong>Level II Membership:</strong> 	$7,500 – Medium, research-intensive institutions</li>
 <li><strong>Level III Membership:</strong> $13,000  – Large, research-intensive institutions</li>
diff --git a/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/help.css b/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/help.css
index 29dea0096c..8dece80cac 100644
--- a/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/help.css
+++ b/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/help.css
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
  *= require_self
  */
 
-/*
 
-// IDK who put styles directly in css, but they should be in the scss, not here and they were interfering with our other styles
+/* These css styles are interfering with our UI library sometimes. */
 
 .markdown_styles h1 {
   color: #e65722;
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@
 .markdown_styles ul {
   list-style: circle outside;
 }
+/*
 .markdown_styles li {
   padding: 5px;
 }
- */
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+*/
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diff --git a/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/ui.css b/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/ui.css
index 3c8bcaff15..6062ae4397 100644
--- a/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/ui.css
+++ b/stash/stash_engine/app/assets/stylesheets/stash_engine/ui.css
@@ -5487,12 +5487,19 @@ table.c-table_institutions ul li {
 blockquote.c-text_styles {
   line-height: 135%; }
   blockquote.c-text_styles strong {
-    font-weight: bolder; }
+    font-weight: bold;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    text-shadow: 1px 0; }
 
 ul.c-text_styles li {
-  margin: 1.5ex 0;
+  margin: 1.2ex 0;
   padding: 0; }
 
+ul.c-text_styles strong {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  letter-spacing: 1px;
+  text-shadow: 1px 0; }
+
 .c-upload {
   margin: 0 0 20px; }
 
diff --git a/stash/stash_engine/ui-library/scss/_text-styles.scss b/stash/stash_engine/ui-library/scss/_text-styles.scss
index 5c807db799..6c8730a1a4 100644
--- a/stash/stash_engine/ui-library/scss/_text-styles.scss
+++ b/stash/stash_engine/ui-library/scss/_text-styles.scss
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 blockquote.c-text_styles {
   line-height: 135%;
   strong {
-    font-weight: bolder;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    letter-spacing:1px;
+    text-shadow: 1px 0;
   }
 }
 
 ul.c-text_styles {
   li {
-    margin: 1.5ex 0;
+    margin: 1.2ex 0;
     padding: 0;
   }
+  strong {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    letter-spacing:1px;
+    text-shadow: 1px 0;
+  }
 }
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