An Op-ed criticizing those lists of top universities says that one of the concerns in the academy is, "How should our liberal arts curriculum address the increasing preoccupation of both our students and their parents with vocational concerns?"

How about we get rid of all liberal arts requirements?
Seriously, folks,

The one consistent source of satisfaction in my job is watching some of our students make the most of the educational opportunity the university offers them. Conversely, the most frustrating aspect of my work is seeing students respond passively...intellectually curious and motivated students can achieve excellent educations at many different kinds of colleges and universities around the country, and those students will be much better educated than students who pass through "top 10" universities passively and without intellectual passion.