CODE OF VIRGINIA (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 23.1-2702) A. The board shall appoint all professors, teachers, and agents, fix their salaries, and generally direct the affairs of the University. B. The board may confer degrees. HISTORY: 1964, c. 70, §§ 23-165.6, 23-165.8; 1979, c. 147; 2016, c. 588.