The Heartwood at Vassar is celebrating one year in business. Here's how the boutique hotel embraces Vassar College's mission.

POUGHKEEPSIE — After two years of construction, a new 50-room boutique hotel with conference spaces and a farm-to-table restaurant on Vassar College’s campus has opened to the public.

Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start ...