Editing NSCAD University (section)

===21st century===
In 2002 the school purchased the Granville Street block of heritage buildings it had leased since 1978, known today as the Fountain Campus.<ref name="pastpresent">{{cite web|title=The 21st Century|url=http://nscad.ca/en/home/abouttheuniversity/past-present/21st-century.aspx|website=NSCAD Past and Present|publisher=NSCAD University|access-date=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044925/http://nscad.ca/en/home/abouttheuniversity/past-present/21st-century.aspx|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institution was renamed NSCAD University in 2003. It opened a second campus, the Academy Building, in 2004. This campus houses the film studies faculty. In 2007 the third campus, the Port Campus, opened at the [[Halifax Seaport]]. All three campuses are located in downtown Halifax.

The construction of the Port Campus brought the school's debt to a high of $19 million in 2011 after funding from the federal government fell through.<ref name="dreams">{{cite news|last1=Willick|first1=Frances|title=NSCAD dreams of all-new campus|work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald|date=18 July 2014}}</ref> The province asked the school to draw up a plan to reduce the debt, and it was speculated that NSCAD might lose its autonomy.<ref name=canencycl/> NSCAD students, faculty and alumni mounted a "Save NSCAD" campaign in opposition to a merger with a larger institution. The school commissioned a report to study the idea, but the consultant found that a merger would not result in cost savings. The NSCAD board of governors therefore voted on 15 July 2014 to continue as an independent university.<ref name="stayindependent">{{cite news|last1=Willick|first1=Frances|title=NSCAD University to stay independent|work=Halifax Chronicle-Herald|date=16 July 2014}}</ref> The university's financial position subsequently improved, and the debt had been reduced to $13 million as of 2015.<ref name=canencycl>{{cite web|title=Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nova-scotia-college-of-art-and-design/|publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref>