Monica Kang stood in front of professors and students alike Wednesday and told the students, in particular, to relax: bad grades won’t end a career. She discussed her new book, “Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work" and explained embracing creativity encourages self-discovery.

About 50 Boston University students and professors gathered for a panel about China and Great Britain’s 19th century Opium War and its current significance on Friday afternoon in the College of Arts...