McVickar Hall

McVickar Hall

McVickar Hall is a building on 113th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive. The building is named for James McVickar, a member of Columbia's faculty in the mid-19th century. The building served as the home of the School of Social Work until August 2004 when the school's new building on 122nd and Broadway opened.

After SSW's departure from the building, Columbia proposed converting McVickar into a full-fledged infirmary for the University, bringing Health Services and CPS under one roof and adding a radiology suite and pharmacy. However, intense protests from the neighborhood, citing potential noise pollution and the threat of 'psychic emergencies', lead to a change of plans. McVickar is now being renovated to serve as the new home for UDAR.