Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/service/WorkspaceManagementService.java
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diff -u -r3750d4ca838633d6f19b1f4e1a8e13d9fc41d7c7 -r1c5e72208fa9b19bd30b0379bd26ab2c63754009
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/service/WorkspaceManagementService.java	(.../WorkspaceManagementService.java)	(revision 3750d4ca838633d6f19b1f4e1a8e13d9fc41d7c7)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/service/WorkspaceManagementService.java	(.../WorkspaceManagementService.java)	(revision 1c5e72208fa9b19bd30b0379bd26ab2c63754009)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 	    String contentType = folderContent.getResourceType();
 	    if (FolderContentDTO.FOLDER.equals(contentType) && !designsOnly) {
 		JSONObject subfolderJSON = new JSONObject();
-		subfolderJSON.put("name", folderContent.getName());
+		subfolderJSON.put("name", folderContent.getName() == null ? "" : folderContent.getName());
 		subfolderJSON.put("isRunSequencesFolder",
 			WorkspaceFolder.RUN_SEQUENCES.equals(folderContent.getResourceTypeID() == null ? null
 				: folderContent.getResourceTypeID().intValue()));
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 			: (designType.equals(WorkspaceManagementService.ALL_DESIGN_TYPES)
 				|| designType.equals(folderContent.getDesignType()))) {
 		    JSONObject learningDesignJSON = new JSONObject();
-		    learningDesignJSON.put("name", folderContent.getName());
+		    learningDesignJSON.put("name", folderContent.getName() == null ? "" : folderContent.getName());
 		    learningDesignJSON.put("learningDesignId", folderContent.getResourceID());
 		    learningDesignJSON.putOpt("type", folderContent.getDesignType());
 		    learningDesignJSON.put("date", folderContent.getLastModifiedDateTime());
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/dto/FolderContentDTO.java
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diff -u -r51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa -r1c5e72208fa9b19bd30b0379bd26ab2c63754009
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/dto/FolderContentDTO.java	(.../FolderContentDTO.java)	(revision 51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/workspace/dto/FolderContentDTO.java	(.../FolderContentDTO.java)	(revision 1c5e72208fa9b19bd30b0379bd26ab2c63754009)
@@ -137,16 +137,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public int compareTo(FolderContentDTO o) {
-	if ((o != null) && (o instanceof FolderContentDTO)) {
-	    FolderContentDTO anotherQuestion = o;
-	    // folders go first, then sort by name
-	    return resourceType.equals(anotherQuestion.getResourceType())
-		    ? name.compareToIgnoreCase(anotherQuestion.getName())
-		    : FolderContentDTO.FOLDER.equals(anotherQuestion.getResourceType()) ? -1 : 1;
-	} else {
+    public int compareTo(FolderContentDTO anotherContent) {
+	if (anotherContent == null) {
 	    return 1;
 	}
+	// folders go first, then sort by name
+	return resourceType.equals(anotherContent.getResourceType())
+		? (name == null ? (anotherContent.getName() == null ? 0 : -1)
+			: (anotherContent.getName() == null ? 1 : name.compareToIgnoreCase(anotherContent.getName())))
+		: (FolderContentDTO.FOLDER.equals(anotherContent.getResourceType()) ? -1 : 1);
     }
 
     /**