Yale University appointed Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis to be the school’s top official on Wednesday, and she’s already made a mark.

In an interview with the New York Times, McInnis said she won’t let last year’s Supreme Court ruling, which declared race-conscious college admissions as unconstitutional, influence the campus’ diversity.

“My deep commitment to advancing opportunities for students and for our prospective students is steadfast, certainly in my work at Stony Brook, and that will continue at Yale,” McInnis said, adding, “And none of that changes with the court ruling.”

McInnis will take the office over from Peter Salovey, who announced he would step down not long after the court’s ruling with 11 years of service behind him.

He said then, “The educational environment we have created at Yale … has benefited enormously from the diversity of our students on virtually every dimension that you can imagine.”

No demographic information has been released about the school’s incoming class.

McInnis oversaw the arrest of pro-Palestinian protesters at Stony Brook, an action for which she was criticized by a chunk of the school’s faculty senate, though she defended the decision.

“No president wants to have to request that authorities intervene to disperse student protesters,” she said. “And once we realized they would not disperse, everything proceeded in a calm and orderly manner.”

Yale took a similar action, arresting protesters at an encampment after they violated the school’s policies.

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The school’s leadership is optimistic about McInnis.

“A compelling leader, distinguished scholar, and devoted educator, she brings to the role a deep understanding of higher education and an unwavering commitment to our mission and academic priorities,” Josh Bekenstein, senior member of Yale’s Board of Trustees and chairman of the presidential search committee, wrote in a statement. “Her experience and accomplishments over the past three decades have prepared her to lead Yale in the years ahead.”