CODE OF VIRGINIA (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 23.1-1702) 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. 159, §§ 23-188, 23-190; 2002, cc. 158, 257; 2016, c. 588.