In academic archives, the process of acquiring non-institutional records requires planning as well as financial and human resources. Typically, acquisition policies reflect institutional mandates to acquire records to support teaching and learning, and acquisition decisions made by our predecessors often dictate our professional priorities and reflect entrenched power structures of the past. Given this, determining what archival records should be sought, acquired, preserved and made available for research and teaching has never been more important, particularly as archivists grapple with our roles in perpetuating systems of inequity, including white supremacy, in the construction and maintenance of our archival collections. To what extent can we use policy development to prioritize the allocation of limited human and financial resources to the acquisition and management of archival collections that reflect and serve the needs of our university communities? This session will discuss our department's experience to reconceptualize, redraft and actualize our acquisition policy to reflect advancements in institutional priorities around EDIB, sustainability and accessibility, with an evaluation of our successes and what work remains to be done.