The Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium (HTIC) is an open consortium established in 2007 by eighteen prestigious Ph.D.-granting institutions to increase the number of Latina/o students and faculty in theology and religious education. This program better equips U.S. institutions to serve the growing Hispanic population. The HTIC will enhance and broaden the Hispanic Theological Initiative's (HTI) already successful record in the recruitment, retention, and graduation rate of Latina/o students in theology and religious education.