CODE OF VIRGINIA (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 23.1-1602) A. The board shall appoint all teachers and agents and fix their salaries and generally direct the affairs of the University. B. The board may confer degrees. HISTORY: 1964, c. 97, §§ 23-164.6, 23-164.8; 1977, cc. 296, 319; 2016, c. 588.