CODE OF VIRGINIA (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 23.1-2802) A. The board shall generally direct the affairs of the university and Richard Bland College. B. The board may confer degrees. HISTORY: Code 1919, §§ 935, 936, §§ 23-44, 23-46; 1938, p. 444; 1944, p. 402; 1945, p. 52; 1960, c. 180; 2016, c. 588.